Black people Quote by Lupita Nyong'o

“He had dreadlocks, which is what some black people have, but he was white, and dreadlocks is when you never wash your hair and…

— Mark Haddon

I adore my black skin and my kinky hair. The Negro hair is more educated than the white man's hair. Because with Negro hair,…

— Carolina Maria de Jesus

I think many people, especially from other cultures, just don't understand the role hair plays in Black women's lives.

— Solange Knowles

As a black woman, there's so much pride and communication through hair. It's naturally something that you are excited to embellish on and be…

— Kelela

Black women have kinky hair, and we think we have limitations on what we can do. It's interesting that people think, 'Oh this is…

— Zoe Kravitz

“But Garvey equated the black desire for a Caucasian look with mental slavery. Now was the time, he argued, to ‘take the kinks out…

— Colin Grant

A lot of African American women wanted to emulate white women. But I said in my mind, rationally thinking, there is no way you…

— Claudette Colvin

I cut off my curls and got hair extensions because I felt they made me look more acceptable - more white. I just wasn't…

— Miquita Oliver

“the black hair that grew on the backs of his”

— Jenny Barden

I had never seen hair that purely black. It was glossy and slightly long, the ends drifting over his collar. That sexy length was…

— Sylvia Day

People say that they know Black hair, and they don't. Countless times that people don't really know how to nourish and care for curls,…

— Griff

I don't think people realize why weaves and the cultural appropriation of black hairstyles are so sensitive. It's deep-rooted. For me, it goes back…

— Kiersey Clemons