Black Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

To never think about race means that it doesn't really shape your life, or more specifically, the race that you have is not a…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

I read that Hollywood wanted to film Fences years ago with a white director, but [August] Wilson refused. He thought that the director needed…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“Regarding faith, my adherence to Islam had not diminished over the years since my conversion, but I had modified it from the intense orthodoxy…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I ask the clergy why don't I see myself represented in leadership? And I'm told, and this happens quite a bit, "We don't think…

— Michael Emerson

Who knows what Yale thought it was getting when it hired Richard Rodriguez? The people who offered me the job thought there was nothing…

— Richard Rodriguez

As stressful as it can be trying to plan out your moves and think about the race, I think I do better when I'm…

— Ricky Stenhouse Jr

I love doing things that are titillating. I think race can be very funny, and I think I'm very comfortable discussing it and bringing…

— Michael Rapaport

Most people don't think about race as much as I do. They don't have to.

— Chang-Rae Lee

I would think black people think everything is about race. They are the ones who are on the outside of the game. They are…

— Jon Stewart

I think the music defends myself. I don't think anyone should put a race on any genre. It's just a way of expressing yourself…

— Murda Beatz