- 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
- Bridge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the 'Law Review.'
- Dismantling
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- Nov 07, 2020
By dismantling the narrow politics of racial identity and selective self-interest, by going beyond 'black' and 'white,' we may construct new values, new institutions and new visions of an America beyond traditional racial categories and racial oppression.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
The crisis of black politics can only be resolved through the development of multiclass, multiracial, progressive political structures.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mr. Cosby wanted to do a show not about an upper-middle-class black family, but an upper-middle-class family that happened to be black. Though it sounds like semantics, they're very different approaches.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing audience, but there are just as many facets of us as there are other cultures.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of the shows I have done, I'm often the only black guy and I have often had to play second or third fiddle. It isn't necessarily a bad thing if it is a strong ensemble cast. But I feel people have overlooked my abilities.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My knowledge of my ancestry, like a lot of black people not living in Africa today, is very vague.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe it's important to have equal opportunities as a black actor. My way of fighting for it is through my art, by not accepting that there are roles that aren't for me.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
Schoolkids - black and white - would call me Kunta Kinte as a cuss. If ever my hair was particularly messy, if ever I looked scruffy at school, I would be called Kunta Kinte. My first impression was that it was bad to be African and bad to be associated with him.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents never planted the seed that anything was impossible. They planted the seed that things were doubly hard for a black man. My brothers and I made sure we outworked people and were better than everyone we were around.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's never black and white on 'Game of Thrones.' If you think it's black and white, you're watching it wrong.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a black person in America, I am twice as likely as a white person to live in an area where air pollution poses the greatest risk to my health. I am five times more likely to live within walking distance of a power plant or chemical facility - which I do.
- Nov 07, 2020
Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020