- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Black Quotes
Black holes, bias, and belonging, all in one word.
This collection ranges from cosmic curiosity about black holes and possibility to a pointed observation about racial conditioning and who gets blamed for problems. For quotes on subtler, quieter qualities, see Mystery quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Decision-Makers
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only way we are going to get diversity is if the demographics of the decision-makers change... The odd-token bone thrown is not going to do it. Don't pat yourself on the back because you made that black drama; that's not diversity. It's got to be baked into the foundation of where the ideas flow from.
- Bullying
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fact that I was black and desirous to do my work, the other kids would call me a coconut, as if I were somehow attempting to be white. The bullying was real: I'd get punched, spat at, terrible things.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Generally speaking, we as black people have been celebrated more for when we are subservient when we are not being leaders or kings or in the center of our own narrative driving it forward.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Holocaust, taken by itself, is a black hole. To look at it directly is to be swallowed up by it.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's good to play something that's black and white, and a guy that sees right and wrong. I've never played a character like that.
- Moon
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can still remember them wheeling the black and white TV sets into our classroom at school so we could watch the men landing on the Moon, and that obviously had a huge impact. I later found out those people flying Apollo were ex-military test pilots, so I decided to join the Air Force and become a test pilot.
- Roots
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Roots' did show that the audience would be receptive to black talent and a black story.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people perceive 'Roots' to be a black history show, nobody is going to watch it.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I once had an extraordinary experience with former prime minister Ted Heath. Both of his eyes, including the whites, turned jet black, and I seemed to be looking into two black holes.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born with a black eye. When they pulled me out with the forceps, they clamped them round my face, so I had a big bruise from that.
- Black Americans
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- Nov 07, 2020
Muhammad Ali is my hero. Yes, he was the best boxer in the world, but he also put himself on the line. He talked when black Americans had to be quiet.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
With theatre, we all agree to suspend our disbelief about so many things, but not about race. It's totally OK to have one actor playing five roles - people are willing to believe that. But they won't believe it if there's a black or an Asian kid who has white parents. What does that say about us?
- Reflect
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- Nov 07, 2020
My school is about 25 percent black, but the way we're covered doesn't reflect that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It would be extraordinary if the BBC were to make me the first black 'Doctor Who;' it would be extraordinary.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do know in the 1960s comics, Martian Manhunter took on the form of a black man - that could have been influenced by the political climate back then.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Without a doubt, the majority of historical period dramas tend to be told from a certain perspective. At least in America, black people have some visibility in period dramas, although it's usually in the form of slaves or servitude.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020