Funny Quote by Mara Brock Akil

Black men, we're known for getting into some drama with other black men, specifically black-on-black crime. We're used to the confrontational attitude.

— DJ Premier

There are a lot of black men doing really well, taking care of their families, taking care of their wives, being successful, doing the…

— Thomas Jones

Black women calls black men brothers and yet the hook up with them !!

— Noon Adnan

Black women come with all sorts of personalities. So it's time for media to wise up and show us in all of our complexity.

— Franchesca Ramsey

Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'

— Marilyn Monroe

Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film.

— Lisa Nicole Carson

I think the stereotypes many black men are put under, even in the entertainment world, can sometimes have a dark or negative undertone.

— MNEK

There was quite a ruckus about the seven ladies in their simple colored dresses. I was truly dumbfounded that I was, right then and…

— Ntozake Shange

I was maybe one of two black kids in the drama department. It was, 'Well, you can't play this role because that guy has…

— Joe Morton

It's called 'Dear White People,' but really, it's about these black characters and how they are involved or not involved in a racial scandal…

— Justin Simien

I read so much stuff that black women say, especially about my relationship. 'Oh, he left his black wife to go be with some…

— Kevin Hart

In Hollywood, it's normal to have white men with black women, but the reverse is too threatening.

— Naveen Andrews