Born Quote by Rachel Dolezal

Born in Sub-Sahara Africa, I was born into my black identity because no other identity existed where I lived. However, upon coming to the…

— Michaela DePrince

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

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Growing up, I was confused about my identity: I felt like I wasn't black enough to be black, but not white enough to be…

— Mabel

I would say I'm black because my parents said I'm black. I'm black because my mother's black. I'm black because I grew up in…

— Soledad O'Brien

There were only ever two black kids at my school. I never considered myself to be 'a black kid'. I was who I was.…

— Daley Thompson

Whenever someone refers to me as someone "who happens to be black," I wonder if they realize that both my parents are black. If…

— Thomas Sowell

I existed in a space where my mother was a black woman and my father was a white man. And that's how I saw…

— Trevor Noah

I grew up with white parents, and until after college, it was a lot of confusion, especially because I grew up in an all-white…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

I definitely think the fact that I come from a multicultural background, my mother living life in a white skin and having white skin…

— Sarah Jones

If you are born black, and you don't accept your natural status as a victim, then the validity of your blackness is immediately called…

— Candace Owens

I was never a white guy pretending to be black. Not once, ever, did it occur to me that I was being phony or…

— Shaun King

I was born black and female.

— Lorraine Hansberry