Blackness Quote by Kara Walker

We have to understand and explain to each other what blackness is.

— Michael Eric Dyson

The very definition of 'blackness' is as broad as that of 'whiteness,' yet we're seemingly always trying to find a specific, limited definition.

— Issa Rae

Blackness better defines who I am philosophically and socially than whiteness does.

— Rachel Dolezal

You can't just say in one sentence what is blackness or what is black culture or what makes you who you are.

— Rachel Dolezal

Whiteness is dynamic, relational, and operating at all times and on myriad levels. These processes and practices include basic rights, values, beliefs, perspectives and…

— Robin DiAngelo

Black Power simply means: Look at me, I'm here. I have dignity. I have pride. I have roots. I insist, I demand that I…

— Whitney M. Young

Blackness, any sort of difference, is not a burden. Relegating blackness or other sorts of difference to serious books that explicitly engage with issues…

— Rumaan Alam

There haven't been enough profound things written about what being black means and what a black character is. Nobody knows.

— James Earl Jones

What is blackness? Is it the way you talk? Do you got to say, 'Dey this, dey dat.' Or the way you dress? Or…

— Douglas Wilder

I think it's really important that we understand the ways in which blackness plays out, right, and discrimination against black people impacts different communities…

— Opal Tometi

Being a black artist, the first thing people want to talk about is your blackness, the importance of your blackness, and your black presence.

— Toyin Odutola

Even though Blackness isn't a monolith, there are things that for Black people in the U.S. and globally are shared experiences. I think that…

— Ayo Edebiri