Black Quote by Keegan-Michael Key

We were taught in school that there was a fundamental difference between black people and white people - that we were superior.

— Bruce Grobbelaar

Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Growing up I thought I might be the only black person in the world.

— Ncuti Gatwa

There was so much racism when I was a kid, but it was also ignorant.

— Art Malik

When I think back, I felt like I had the life that a lot of white American kids grew up with in the suburbs…

— St. Lucia

People didn't seem able to consider that maybe both were true. OK, I was born to white parents, but maybe I had an authentic…

— Rachel Dolezal

There were only ever two black kids at my school. I never considered myself to be 'a black kid'. I was who I was.…

— Daley Thompson

When I was a kid, I honestly never thought about race. I didn't see differences.

— Lana Condor

I went to a school that was predominantly white, and I was one of the first wave of black kids.

— Jay Blades

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I think, as a kid, turning on the television and seeing that everyone seemed to be wealthy and white made me feel like an…

— Jacqueline Woodson

My kids are nothing like I remember black kids being when I was a kid.

— Kenya Barris