Black Quote by Shonda Rhimes

I don't know that I constantly think about being a black woman.

— Susan Kelechi Watson

I am a black woman, and my experiences would not be what they are if I wasn't. I'm so happy to share those experiences…

— Misty Copeland

Sometimes, you feel like, 'Am I going to be upset about this as a black person or as a woman first? Or am I…

— Jessica Williams

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

Some days, I do feel that pressure of, 'What do I mean as a black woman? What am I representing?' It honestly just gives…

— Jessica Williams

I'm a black man in the United States, and there's no two ways about that. I have a shared common experience with other black…

— Uzodinma Iweala

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

— Chris Ofili

We all have these challenges and stereotypes that exist, but you can't let that hold you down... If that's the first thing you think…

— Tamron Hall

While I might not have a specific experience that is fully American, there is still a knowledge, something that I logically understand as a…

— Jodie Turner-Smith

I was raised in a completely black world. In those days, if a white woman married a black man, she lived as a black…

— Shelby Steele

I'm a black man in America, so I'm going to be misunderstood.

— Tracy Morgan

My experience as a black woman in the industry is simply that often I was the only one in the room. Often I would…

— Courtney A. Kemp