- Men
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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
- Reality
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- Nov 07, 2020
The sad reality of it is, as black artists in the industry, we still have to work 10 times harder to get our voices out there.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anything that's outside the standard of the average black male is looked down upon. For me, I wasn't raised playing sports. I was artistic, so that was looked down upon by people in my church, and I was teased for that growing up in school, so it goes both ways.
- Made
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- Nov 07, 2020
America isn't made for the black man.
- Society
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't like the rest of the kids. I was an artist. Living in a black society, when you're raised around a bunch of boys who plays sports and chase girls, there's this perception of masculinity that's super hard to fit into. I wasn't the stereotype of that like a lot of my peers were.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Binaries, whether it's 'man' or 'woman,' or 'black' and 'white,' were created to separate us. So without binary, there is only 'us,' which makes us all equal.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
This character I play on 'OITNB' is an antagonist in a Black Lives Matter storyline, but you need antagonists in order to tell those stories.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't your normal plus-size girl who would dress in all black and hide in the shadows. I was very out there. But I was very shy and insecure about certain things.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to offer plus-size women the opportunity to wear fun colors and to avoid the pitfalls of only wearing black because many curvy girls think it is the only color that is slimming.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody says black makes you look slimmer, but what about those other colors that also complement your skin tone or your figure and things like that?
- Black Holes
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- Nov 07, 2020
My work on black holes was on the connection between black holes and elementary particles.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love good old-fashioned black or white Converse. I have a few pairs. And they are all really dirty. I can't have clean Converse - I go in the dirt and run around!
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of sequins for New Year's! Red, green, white - I fail at all of that because I'm always in black. But for Christmas, I do love wearing cute dresses with tights and a pair of boots.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've not just played for England. I've done it for all the black players out there - to prove that they can do it.
- Caps
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- Nov 07, 2020