Always Quote by Tessanne Chin

“In practice, race was a sliding signifier in Jamaica. The social slippage – the sliding of the signifier – was extensive, constitutive of social…

— Stuart Hall

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

When I grew up, my race was not a thing. My identity was in my class. It was not about colour on my estate.

— Michaela Coel

The issue of race is not an issue of choice. It's an issue of birth.

— Tony Evans

My family belonged to a very particular formation - middle-class and coloured, not black. That meant it had a closer connection to the plantocracy…

— Stuart Hall

Overall my race hasn't been a problem. I'm a black artist with white skin. At the end of the day you have to sing…

— Teena Marie

I never though much about race.

— Thelonious Monk

I have two boys with Nigerian heritage and that's the most important thing but race shouldn't define you. You just have to have a…

— Emma Weymouth

When you're Jamaican, you don't consider yourself African American even though everyone else considers you that.

— Sarah Cooper

Race totally matters. Race totally changes your point of view. It's a different experience.

— Bryan Fuller

“The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not.…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Race is not something inherent to one's being: One does feel more or less colored, depending on the situation.

— Glenn Ligon