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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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Saudi had been a very restricted place. Even on the magazines there, if there was a little leg or cleavage showing, they used to blacken it with a black mark. Me and Ishmeet, so many times, had tried to remove the black portion with our spit, but of course, it would never come out.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I definitely see the genre opening up a lot more. I don't know if black people don't want to get into country music or what, but I feel like we're breaking down barriers.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
George Bush doesn't care about black people.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you see a black family, it's looting, but if it's a white family they are looking for food.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
On the ice, I feel like I can become a different person, and the darker dramatics, the Black Swan, is confident: she's free to do whatever she wants, and that attitude helps in my skating. The White Swan is, I feel, more what I'm actually like off the ice: I'm a lot quieter, and if someone tells me to do something, I'll just do it.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I saw the movie 'Black Swan,' I liked the darker aspect of it, the more dramatics, and that's what I like to do for my programs.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started taekwondo at 5 or 6 years old and did a bunch of kick-boxing later, too. Eventually I became a black belt and coached as well. I did some basketball and softball growing up, but most of my activity was martial arts.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love black diamonds. They say your watch or jewelry wasn't cheap, but they aren't too flashy and in your face.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the most part, I've been influenced by black singers and singers I couldn't sound like. Whenever I tried to do a dark note or a bent note, I would just sound like Hootie And The Blowfish.
- Listening
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- Nov 07, 2020
The falsetto stuff, it must be a reaction to the black gospel singers that I really enjoy listening to.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020