Black Quote by Marcus Garvey

I feel that if you can transcend the color of your skin, with your talent, why carry that as a badge or a label?

— Giancarlo Esposito

I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness.

— Ossie Davis

“Black Beauty is not acknowledged, affirmed, or celebrated unless it is showcased on a non-Black body. We are the blueprint they publicly denounce and…

— Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant

I tend to think having that extreme of color, that kind of black, is amazingly beautiful...and powerful. What I was thinking to do with…

— Kerry James Marshall

It's no one's fault to be born ugly, but, honestly, must it be worn as a symbol of pride?

— Joan Collins

It's not the color of our skin that divides our nation; it's the condition of our hearts.

— Ron Hall

The burden of being black is that you have to be superior just to be equal. But the glory of it is that, once…

— Jesse Jackson

Better have a black face than be worried about black deeds.

— Anonymous

It's the reality of being Black in this country. You can have money, and you can be a benefactor and a leader in your…

— Young Dolph

I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol of rebellion…

— Johnny Cash

It's actually OK to be unique and have your own contributions, to celebrate what it means to be black, how we've survived and thrived…

— Alicia Garza

If it was so honorable and glorious to be black, why was it the yellow-skinned people among us had so much prestige?

— Zora Neale Hurston