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I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does…

— Oprah Winfrey

I've pretty much learned I can let that [being black] hinder me if I want to ... or I can fight for different kinds…

— Halle Berry

Life's complicated and people do things for a lot of reasons. I think if you live in a black-and-white world, you're gonna suffer a…

— Bradley Cooper

I never have a problem with being black. I have a problem with the easy association of what that means to some people.

— Mark Bradford

Obviously I've been friends with loads of white people and there's certain things that happen and even though they're constantly around black people, they…

— Michail Antonio

People have been taught not just to have a negative perception of black people, but to have a belief in the superiority of white…

— John Barnes

I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we're complicated, that we are indeed messy, that we do our best with…

— Viola Davis

What is being black? It's making the most of your life, not taking a single moment for granted. Taking something that's seen as a…

— John Mayer

I'm black, and it's a very important part of what I am. I'm not embarrassed about it.

— Chris Ofili

I'm what they call a 'non-black person of color': NBPOC. It's easy and seductive and common to mobilize around these identity issues, but often…

— Vijay Iyer

Teaching Black Studies, I find that students are quick to label a black person who has grown up in a predominantly white setting and…

— Bell Hooks

I realize there is a paucity of African-Americans in my position. Everywhere I go, people say, 'Don't mess this up. Don't forget about us.'…

— Stephen A. Smith