Black people Quote by Opal Tometi

I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always give room…

— Brian Tyree Henry

As black people we were out to further our equality. I don't pay attention to the controversial connotations put on by media and the…

— Chuck D

I will probably have a tendency to lean toward trying to resolve the issues that negatively impact black people, but the overall picture and…

— David Banner

The black community can be competitive and cautious when it comes to those we want put on display for the world to see and…

— Karamo Brown

When the world's moving towards being the most inclusive it's ever been, it's unthinkable that certain basic aspects of life are still so unfair…

— Troy Deeney

I fully understand that the African-American community has suffered from discrimination and that there are many wrongs that must still be made right.

— Donald Trump

I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need…

— Pearl Cleage

It is my view that if society was doing the right thing with respect to you, [and there were] programs targeted at helping people…

— Barack Obama

So much has to do with going beyond treating black people as cosmetic and symbolic items, as opposed to genuine personalities and human beings.…

— Cornel West

Black Trans Lives Matter, to me, is really different. I think it speaks most directly to the marginalization and disenfranchisement of trans people within…

— Alicia Garza

Sometimes black people really want to hold onto our oppression - 'This is ours! This belongs to us.' You can't just talk about equality…

— Wanda Sykes

Even though Blackness isn't a monolith, there are things that for Black people in the U.S. and globally are shared experiences. I think that…

— Ayo Edebiri