I am Quote by Misty Copeland

When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's just [an] idea that because I'm black I…

— Misty Copeland

As a Black woman, I felt my looks would always be challenged, and it's a matter of always showing up and being perfect. It's…

— Jasmine Crockett

I feel like I come from a smaller off shoot of black people because I am mixed. People say I'm African American but that…

— Maya Rudolph

I love being black. People look at me like I'm crazy cause I love myself, and I look at them like they need a…

— Taisha N Wright

Even in pictures, people think that I'm over five feet, and when they meet me in person, they're like, 'Oh, you're so short. I…

— Skai Jackson

It's really interesting when I go into a community where they haven't seen me before because I often get, 'I didn't know you were…

— Andrew Gillum

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

— Michael Jordan

I am literally smaller than life. I am an unextraordinary-looking person. I've seen people trying to hide their disappointment when they meet me, and…

— Terry Gross

There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I'm black.

— Clarence Thomas

When a young black man acts crazily in my presence, I can't help but feel that, secretly, everyone is not only judging him, but…

— Cord Jefferson

I'm short and curvy, but I think people want to work with me for reasons other than what I look like.

— Josephine de La Baume

“I realize I'm black, but id like to be viewed as a person, and that is everybody's wish.”

— Michael Jordan