Black Quote by Tracy Morgan

I'm an American, but being a black American, my experience is a particular one, my struggles have been particular.

— Bill Duke

As far as stand-up being male-dominated and me being a black woman, I've always found that it was cool that I always had a…

— Quinta Brunson

There's always opposition when you speak on topics like I'm speaking on. But I'm a black man in America. I grew up black in…

— Eric Reid

Standup is full of young white guys with generic life experiences.

— Ivo Graham

As a Black woman and a Black person my experience has been very different. I have a deep love and connection for my country…

— Madeleine Madden

I find myself frequently introducing myself to someone, saying that, you know, I've grown up black and biracial in the United States.

— Natasha Trethewey

As a child, I experienced black culture as many people did in America: on the TV, radio, and stages.

— Shawn Amos

I try to speak my points of view about black America, and how I feel about black men and the role that black men…

— Will Smith

I'm married to an American, so I guess that has changed my perspective on the subjects I can write about.

— Laurie Graham

My mother is black, from Grenada, so my blackness was always there, but It wasn't until I started hanging with the upperclassmen black actors…

— Amanda Seales

I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up.

— John DiMaggio

I really love stand-up. I'm more than happy to do it for nothing. I've come to America to do it for nothing. It's the…

— John Oliver