Being Quote by Lauren London

Growing up, at that time, I didn't want to be black because I was bullied, and I'd tell my mum that I wanted to…

— Ricky Whittle

When I was younger, living in an all-black neighborhood the other kids thought I was better than them because of my light skin and…

— Halle Berry

When I was a teenager, I was the only black girl at a small, private Episcopal school, where my tuition was paid by the…

— Jesmyn Ward

I remember the first time that I realized that being black meant that I wasn't allowed certain things. It was in the fourth grade,…

— Justin Simien

I probably also wanted to be black at that particular time [ 9 years old] as well.

— David Bowie

I was the only mixed-race girl in my school, but for me, that was a positive thing; it made me unique. If it wasn't…

— Alesha Dixon

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

— Kenya Barris

I could easily have decided that life was cruel, that being black meant everything was stacked against me.

— Benjamin Carson

I had white family members, black family members, white friends, black friends by the time I was 16.

— Vic Mensa

The only black folks in town when I was growing up were me and my cousins and one other family.

— Courtney A. Kemp

So, I was in a segregated, all black, public elementary school until fourth grade, until my father died. And that's when my mother transferred…

— Maya Wiley

I got bullied and got pulled backwards in my wheelchair and laughed at. I was the only Black person at my school, so I…

— Nicolas Hamilton