- People
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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
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was older and I first started working, I was obsessed with buying my first Chanel jacket. I saved up my hard-earned money, went to Barneys, and bought a little black Chanel jacket. It saw many, many job interviews and many, many events. I'm not fitting into it lately, but I still have it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Black girl magic' means, to me, just getting out there and doing it every day and not letting anything get you down.
- First Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
Essence has been home for so many of us for so many years. I always say that Essence was the first place that I felt I was a pretty black girl.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In one sense, the stories I read betrayed me. Too few gave me back my mirror image. Fewer still spoke to, or acknowledged, the existence of the problems I faced as a black foster child from a dysfunctional and badly broken home.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who's the new Ramones, who's the new Guns 'N Roses, who's the new Motley Crue, who's the new Black Sabbath? They're coming, they're on the street, they're 16, 17 years old.
- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020
For black Americans, we know that gun control... sprouts from racist soil - be it after the or during the infamous Dred Scott case where black man's humanity was not recognized.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a genocide that is taking place among black men, in particular young black men, but it is not a genocide being perpetuated by white cops, by the Nazis, or by the Klan. Unfortunately and tragically, it is being perpetuated by other young black men.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the feel of good quality Italian black lace that feels delicate and really feminine.
- Truth
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- Nov 07, 2020
The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything about us black people is complicated, us being here, being a minority, being a woman, all those things are complicated.
- Rules
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think with black tie, you can't really do too much. I think you have to pretty much stick to the rules on that.
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can rap in a London accent, make weird faces, wear spandex, wigs, and black lipstick. I can be more creative than the average male rapper.
- Black Hole
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- Nov 07, 2020