Alienation Quote by Katherine Dunham

The black community can be competitive and cautious when it comes to those we want put on display for the world to see and…

— Karamo Brown

When I was in school, I conceptually didn't want black people to have context, to take it out of all that history. I wanted…

— Toyin Odutola

In regards to black people, we have a treasure trove of information that nobody else really has.

— Linda Johnson Rice

Black history is part of American history, and it should be treated as such.

— Janelle Monae

Black artists are encouraged to explore their identity but are then pigeonholed according to their ethnicity. We may have seen the decline of old…

— Munira Mirza

When you go to an art museum, the thing you're least likely to encounter is a picture of a black person. When it comes…

— Kerry James Marshall

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

There is much about the shared terrain of being a black person in the United States that is not seen on small or silver…

— Jenna Wortham

Black people, we are fully deserving of the room and space to fully express our humanity. This is what Black Lives Matter is truly…

— Opal Tometi

I think that's the core of black aesthetics: the ability to improvise. That is what has enabled our [black people's] survival.

— August Wilson

I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always give room…

— Brian Tyree Henry

Earlier in my college career, there was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the Black community I was somehow obligated…

— Michelle Obama