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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
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am black, and I loved 'Django.'
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fashion week is not an episode of 'Girls' or 'Friends,' where I'm OK that there is not a black person in sight because I honestly believe these characters don't come into contact with - therefore don't have - any black friends. No, in the case of Fashion week, it feels wrong.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are getting tired of the same material; they want to see black girls as leads in movies. And I happen to be lucky enough to understand that - and be able to grab that opportunity and run with it.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I often find myself in situations where I am the token black person. It can feel like this enormous weight.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I was always super into fantasy and 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Game of Thrones' and all of that, but I could never find black characters whom I really liked.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted towards the niche market, which is, like, a black movie is created, and it's produced and pitched so that only black people will watch it.
- Color
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- Nov 07, 2020
A typical native New Yorker, I'm prone to wearing the city's unofficial sartorial color: black.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My closet is a sea of black pants, skirts, tops, and bags, so it's great to come across a brand that makes me want to break out of my fashion rut! The Sequence Collection is an accessories line that is all about color, from funky woven bracelets to brightly-patterned bags.
- Poverty
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we have an honest discussion on whether the war on poverty should be fought with welfare or with economic growth in the private sector, Democrats will lose black votes.
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mr. Cain would structurally change the voting demographic. There would be more black economic conservatives, and the Democrats would lose their stranglehold on the black vote.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It will take very sophisticated marketing to achieve our aim of bringing more black people into the theater.
- Explore
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to explore black culture, and I wanted that culture to be a revelation.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
We talk too much of black art when we should be talking about art, just art. Black composers must be free to write rondos and fugues, not only protest songs.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel an obligation to use black dancers because there must be more opportunities for them, but not because I'm a black choreographer talking to black people.
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- Nov 07, 2020