- Girl
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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
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once, I was doing Bon Qui Qui in Miami, and this black girl was in the audience, and she yelled out, 'That's not funny!' which was really funny because she sounded exactly like the character I was playing.
- Chunk
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- Nov 07, 2020
Riffs are a repeating thing. They come back to you. Some of the things on 'Back in Black' were ideas we had knocked around on tracks before that: 'That bit - maybe we should take a chunk of that and slug it in here.'
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember seeing 'Snow White' and saying to my mother, 'Will there ever be a Chocolate Brown?' She said 'Probably. Why not?' I just never thought the first black princess would be me.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not only did I always know I was black, I always knew we were and are beautiful, culturally rich, and creators of everything from the sciences to the arts.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father constantly reminded me that he named me after Angela Yvonne Davis, a scholar and activist who was well known for her work in tandem with the Black Panther Party. That felt like a purposeful, beckoning call to engage in strategic resistance and to fight for the oppressed.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am so proud to be black. I am, nevertheless, tired of the oppression. We need to develop and support a cohesive black agenda. We need to do what leaders have suggested since slavery. We need to recognize that while we are not monolithic, there is power in embracing a common agenda.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ben Carson said black people worked for less. I have breaking news: we built this joint for free. We didn't build it for less.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Somebody, just because they are black, too, or just because they are trans, too, or just because they're gay and recognize I'm trans, does that mean you have the familiarity to use certain language? And I don't mean with just me but with the community.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being trans comes at a high cost, but being black and trans can cost you your life.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people involved in the Black Lives Matter movement are actually sticking up for those other lives. They are turning out for their Muslim brothers and sisters who are now being targeted.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a black woman, I feel like I have a unique experience that we don't often see in media portrayals of the South.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
We see organizations that target young black men to give them direction in life, but so often, black girls are missed. I wanted to represent them.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020