Black Quote by Kevin michael

You never say, 'This white guy, that white guy.' But when it's a black guy, you have to say, 'This black guy.'

— Demba Ba

I generally don't think most situations can be labeled as black or white.

— Heath Ledger

I grew up in a world where the majority of people were black, so that wasn't the defining quality of anyone. When you're describing…

— Lupita Nyong'o

When I was young, kids who were more Native American than me would call me 'white boy.' To my white friends, I was 'that…

— Brady Jandreau

If I describe a person's physical appearance in my writing, which I often do, especially in fiction, I never say someone is "black" or…

— Jamaica Kincaid

I'm not black, but there's a whole lot of times I wish I could say I'm not white.

— Frank Zappa

I would say I'm black because my parents said I'm black. I'm black because my mother's black. I'm black because I grew up in…

— Soledad O'Brien

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 you are friends with someone, and you're like 'Hey, what ethnicity are you,' that's cool. But you wouldn't walk up to a white…

— Arden Cho

We’ve gone through the names—Negro, African American, African, Black. For me that’s an indication of a people still trying to find their identity. Who…

— Spike Lee

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

I remember when I was a kid being called names, including the 'n' word. The first time that happened, it really bothered me. But…

— Ken Griffey, Jr