America Quote by Thomas Chatterton Williams

If you're a black person in America, it's really hard to avoid being black. And what I mean is that the reality of your…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

Black people are the only segment in American society that is defined by its weakest elements. Every other segment is defined by its highest…

— Jewell Jackson McCabe

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

I'm what they call a 'non-black person of color': NBPOC. It's easy and seductive and common to mobilize around these identity issues, but often…

— Vijay Iyer

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

I think, all too often, this society has too monolithic a definition of what a black American is.

— Uzodinma Iweala

I am viewed as the Negro who has gone outside of the categories assigned to me.

— Anthony Braxton

Black culture has been a huge influence in my life.

— Eddie Huang

It's one thing when other African-Americans try to threaten my race card, but when people outside of my ethnicity have the audacity to question…

— Issa Rae

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 a multi-racial person - I'm black and white - and growing up in North Carolina, I've dealt with a lot of racism. Growing…

— Jimmy Graham

It is utterly exhausting being Black in America - physically, mentally, and emotionally. While many minority groups and women feel similar stress, there is…

— Marian Wright Edelman