Belief Quote by Stephen A. Smith

Blackness is a state of mind and I identify with the black community. Mainly, because I realized, early on, when I walk into a…

— Halle Berry

I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person.

— David Oyelowo

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

— Clarence Thomas

Black people have to define who we are, or others do it for us.

— Baron Vaughn

Soul is a colourless thing. I don't think you have to be a black person to be automatically soulful. I respect Justin Bieber and…

— Maxwell

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

— Michael Jordan

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

A lot of times, we talk about black people as if being black is all they are. They get up, go to work... and…

— Margot Lee Shetterly

I'm not for having to support everything that's black, because I definitely don't. But I do feel like it is imperative for us to…

— Kenya Barris

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does…

— Oprah Winfrey

It's fascinating that people, there's so many people now who will make judgments based on what you look like. I'm black. So I'm supposed…

— Clarence Thomas

Have I had experiences by other people identifying me as black and behaving towards me as black? Yes. Just for as long as maybe…

— Rachel Dolezal