Black Quote by Leslie Uggams

Historically, you've had really muddy, unforgiving, unintentional images of black people.

— Ava DuVernay

I had to fight hard against loneliness, abuse, and the knowledge that any mistakes I made would be magnified because I was the only…

— Jackie Robinson

As a black man, I have to respect myself and have nice things. As a man in general.

— Snoop Dogg

My dad was very, very invested in image. He felt that as a black person, the thing you could control was how did you…

— Courtney A. Kemp

There were no black images of dignity, no images of beautiful black people. There was this big hole. I tried to fill it.

— Roy DeCarava

As a young black boy, it made me proud to see black leaders that did something amazing and made the world change.

— John Legend

I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can't just sit back…

— Spike Lee

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

Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that…

— Steven Biko

I was unique in that I was a kind of black that white people could accept. I was their daydream. I had the worst…

— Lena Horne

As long as I can remember, I saw myself as black. I was socially conditioned to discard that. It was an all-white town. I…

— Rachel Dolezal

I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need…

— Pearl Cleage