- 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
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Black Ice Cream' is a salute to the ladies with Black Girl Magic who exude a powerful sexual confidence.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think, as a working mom, I have to dress myself differently now. I used to wear very kind of precious clothes. Now I wear more black.
- Doubt
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- Nov 07, 2020
When in doubt, always wear black.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I miss my family and friends from Cali a lot. I also miss late-night business hours, hiking in the Sierra Nevada, and house boating in Gold Country. But in Ohio, housing is cheaper, everything is green year-round, and we get glorious thunderstorms. In California, I lived in a place that was infested with black widow spiders.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes I am definitely an 'Orange is the New Black' fan... Not an obsessive, but a fan none the less.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
For generations, black children have been brought up to have a critical race consciousness, a framework for dealing with prejudice and discrimination, which helps inoculate them against the spiritual toxins they will almost certainly encounter as they come of age in our society.
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- Nov 07, 2020
So now I feel I'm lucky in the respect that I can sort of pick a little more carefully, which is tricky because as a black actress, there aren't that many roles to pick from.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my dad, Tommy Tucker Kelly, was about six, he started out with his dad on 'The Black and White Minstrel' Shows.
- Nov 07, 2020
I identify as black.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
From a very young age, I felt a spiritual, visceral, instinctual connection with 'black is beautiful.' Just the black experience and wanting to celebrate that. And I didn't know how to articulate that as a young child.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
I stand on the black side of issues, philosophically, politically, socially, and for me to not check that box, I felt like, would be some sort of betrayal of not only who I am but also the community I affiliate with.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
People didn't seem able to consider that maybe both were true. OK, I was born to white parents, but maybe I had an authentic black identity.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020