- Black And White
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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
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many people that don't come in contact with black men. Whether they live in a homogeneous area that's mostly white or whether they live in places where they don't have to come in contact with them. So what kind of contact do they have with African-American males? They have the media, and that's it.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before playing football, I didn't fit in anywhere. My parents didn't have a lot of money, which they spent on our education to send us to Catholic private school in Oakland, mostly black. The other kids had more money than I did. I started school early; I was young. So I'd come back to my hood and read.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Where I grew up, people obviously knew my dad because it's a small place and he was the top player for Swinton - they'd go and watch him play, see him in the papers, so they knew he was black.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the authorities.
- Metal
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have found in black metal the lyrics are profoundly beautiful... a pathos and mythos at the same time.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in an area of Ireland where there weren't many black or mixed-race children. But I never had any hassle; maybe I've blocked it out, but I don't think so.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People always say 'You do racial comedy.' And I don't, exactly. I do cultural comedy. Because race and culture are two different things. There's black people from America and then there's black people from Africa. Racially, they're the same; culturally, they're extremely different.
- Grow Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
Kids - black kids - are forced to grow up too soon.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want authenticity. And rarely do actors - more specifically, black actors - get a chance to be authentic on film and television.
- Congratulate
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing I congratulate everyone on is the great explosion which has occurred in Washington's Black House and the very important scandal which has gripped leaders of America.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020