Bothered Quote by Ken Griffey, Jr

I also have been called that terrible "N" word straight to my face and not known what to do about it because it was…

— Halle Berry

I remember when we were called 'colored,' and Dr. King would always tell young people not to get upset at what people called you.…

— Jesse White

When I was growing up, anyone who wasn't white was black. It meant all of us. Though when I was at university, we started…

— Sadiq Khan

If there are older black people in the audience that I can see I will not say the n-word. I know they grew up…

— Neal Brennan

In the black culture, certain kids are given nicknames that they roll with forever; the nicknames outweigh their real names. I'm one of those…

— Snoop Dogg

When I was growing up, my white friends would call me: 'Hey, Chief!' Even when I go to work now, people call me 'Chief.'

— Adam Beach

As a kid back home in Texas, I was followed by sales associates in stores and called derogatory names more times than I can…

— Marcus Smart

Often people would mistake me for white when I was younger, and I didn't correct them; there would be a period of time that…

— Natasha Trethewey

I've been in situations where I was 'black boy white,' or 'white boy black.' People didn't know, "Is he the whitest black person in…

— Kevin michael

I will not sit in a room with black people when the N word is used. I know it was meant to belittle a…

— Maya Angelou

There were moments where I was called many derogatory names. I've gotten into a couple of fights. People have jumped me. You know, I've…

— Mj Rodriguez

In the 1970s people were afraid to call me black because they thought it was an insult. They would say 'coloured.' Now it has…

— John Barnes