Black Quote by Omar Epps

It's hard for a black man to raise a family.

— Snoop Dogg

We were the only black family in my neighborhood for many years. Wherever we lived, we were often the only black family, and certainly…

— Roxane Gay

The Black family of the future will foster our liberation, enhance our self-esteem, and shape our ideas and goals.

— Dorothy Height

I lived in a low-income Black community, grew up with kids on welfare and with Black folks driving Cadillacs, going to private schools and…

— Maya Wiley

Race means family and all black people whether they like it or not, are family.

— Kola Boof

You know, growing up, I lived in a neighborhood in Long Island where there was basically one black family. And I remember hearing all…

— Lorraine Bracco

Part of our tradition as black women is that we are universalists. Black children, yellow children, red children, brown children, that is the black…

— Alice Walker

A lot of my chosen family is black and I say that unabashedly. For anyone who doesn't understand that, they just don't understand me…

— Trace Lysette

Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

I'm the blackest member of my family. You know, these mixed families produce children of all colors, and in Jamaica, the question of exactly…

— Stuart Hall

It's impossible for most black Americans to construct full family trees. Official census records, used by so many genealogy enthusiasts to piece together their…

— Jesmyn Ward

There are folks who now know black families - like the Johnsons on 'Black-ish' or the folks on 'Modern Family.' They become part of…

— Michelle Obama