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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
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I'm not a girl to wear a lot of bright color, but including a touch of color can pull an outfit together. I'm from New York and wear a lot of black, and color is refreshing.
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- Nov 07, 2020
For all its power as a protest medium, black Twitter serves a great many users as a virtual place to just hang out.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is much about the shared terrain of being a black person in the United States that is not seen on small or silver screens or in museums or best-selling books, and much of what gets ignored in the mainstream thrives, and is celebrated, on Twitter.
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I'm a white girl and not a white girl, identified by other people as black and not black for as long as I can remember - which, in mixed-people speak, means biracial.
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Drag Race' has become a staple of modern television for the way it skewers expectations and attitudes about gender, much as a show like 'black-ish' works to challenge stereotypes about black families in America.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most moving parts of 'Real American' come when Lythcott-Haims stares unflinchingly at her own self-loathing, writing about the racist encounters of her childhood that convinced her from a young age that there was something inherently wrong with being black.
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'Don't Look Back' is my first YA contemporary mystery/thriller. It's been described as 'Black Swan' meets 'Pretty Little Liars'.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Then as I got older, I always gravitated towards the hard stuff, Born To Be Wild, then Black Sabbath.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The history of slavery in this country has affected not only how black people see themselves, but how white people see black people as well, and the roles they're meant to play... I'm aware of it, as a person of color.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important to be able to have representation for black queer women, because I feel like there's not much representation for them in the mainstream.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never used the word 'boy' to describe a black, nor would I tolerate it in my office.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Vladimir Nabokov liked to examine cruelty and the human condition. That didn't mean he was cruel; there's no evidence he kicked puppies just for the fun of it. Similarly, 'Black Mirror' likes to examine possible dystopias, but that doesn't mean the show is cynical enough to endorse them.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love wearing black, especially leather or even faux leather! It just adds edge and a sense of class and maturity to your outfit!
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sometimes rock crazy shoes or a bright jacket, but my go-to is typically black, head to toe... minus my hair and makeup, of course!
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- Nov 07, 2020