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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
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wear a lot of black, but not in the goth way, I just really love black. I'll never be in pink or purples.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always look at things half full and definitely see a change in how things are going as far as black actresses and their opportunities.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a quick, healthy meal that's also fun for kids, I serve fish tacos: soft tortillas, lettuce, tomatoes, black beans and brown rice.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's because it was an emotional story, and emotions come through much stronger in black and white. Colour is distracting in a way, it pleases the eye but it doesn't necessarily reach the heart.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 15 when I first read 'The Feminine Mystique,' locked in my bedroom, probably wearing black, groping for any ideas I could find on how not to become my mother.
- Far
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ultimately, Dead Prez should have went multi-platinum. But when people didn't rally around them, I knew the black hip-hop audience had become far less politicized.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's less to do about me - 'Hey, I'm black and it hurts my feelings; it's a symbol of slavery and oppression' - and more to do with the fact that, as an American, I will not honor a group of treacherous traitors. That's why I despise the rebel flag.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
Black people shouldn't have permanent friends or enemies: they should have permanent interest.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Black people need to share collective dollars and demand equal representation, and the way you do that is by controlling their own economy and putting money behind candidates.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never saw a consistent through-line of employment for black actresses. I was like, 'How are they supporting themselves?'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think because I hang out with enough black people, I'm gonna turn black. What kind of rationalization is that? I'm just friends with people that I like. I don't care what skin color you are.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to describe one's own alchemy that makes one into a writer, but I definitely think American language is so interesting, and specifically Southern language and black Southern language; it's hard to separate Southern language from black language.
- Interesting
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's always been really interesting, diverse black voices talking and arguing and counterpointing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of times when people cast me, they want this big, deep black voice... And I tend to recycle them with different roles from time to time.
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- Nov 07, 2020