In fact, some reviewers have said that as they got into the story they forgot that the protagonist is a black woman. They were moved by the story – by the people as a whole – and not by the little things. – Christopher Darden
Beauty has always been an element of discussion for black women, whether or not we were the ones having the conversation. – Mickalene Thomas
I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill you that you – you – you understand the seriousness of the mission. And you understand your own mortality. – George H. W. Bush
It was the Michael Jordan/Nike phenomenon that really let people see that athletes were OK, and black athletes were OK. Defying a previous wisdom – not only that black athletes wouldn’t sell in white America, but that the NBA as a predominantly black sport could not sell in white America. – David Stern
Because I’m a young black man driving a really nice, expensive car, I sometimes get harassed when I’m rolling through a ghetto neighbourhood. – Coolio
The thing that disturbs me the most, being in England, is that on the screen we don’t see very many of us – there aren’t very many black girls. They don’t make the roles for us, or they don’t see us in those roles. – Cynthia Erivo
I gravitate towards monochromes. I always sort of either wear white or black or cream. I really like wearing colorful things as well, but I’m a sucker for cream-colored. – Margot Robbie
I’ve changed the way I look a bit but not intentionally. I’ve cut my hair. I’ve got a bit of pink in it and lately I’ve become a bit monochrome, wearing a lot of black and white. – Ellie Goulding
The race is your face. Obviously, I come from a mixed background. Who I am and how I look and being black. – Neneh Cherry
This anti-cop sentiment from this hateful ideology called Black Lives Matter has fueled this rage against the American police officer. – David A. Clarke, Jr.
I grew up around hip-hop so I didn’t think it was about being cool or being black or being white or whatever. – Chad Hugo
In 1975 I was among a group of blacks who formed the Black Americans in Support of Israel Committee. – David Dinkins
I am admiring of my fellow peers, black filmmakers and black actors and actresses. – Cuba Gooding, Jr.
After assessing what’s in your closet, make a list of what you need. Not want, but need. Write down the basics missing from your wardrobe. It could be a classic white shirt, a trenchcoat, or the perfect little black dress. Whatever the blank spots, write them down. This will be your reference for shopping. – Nina Garcia
Being black, I’m involved in the reparations movement. It’s focused toward the African-American audience. We could begin to heal. – Cassandra Wilson
When you’re a comedian, you’re another race. You’re friends with all these comedians who are white, black and brown. It’s us against the world. – Mike Binder
I’m usually late to the game on shows and watch them after they’ve aired. But I love ‘House of Cards,’ ‘The Killing,’ ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ loved ‘True Detective,’ and ‘Arrested Development’ when it was on. Also ‘The Wire,’ though I was way late to the game on that. – Finn Wittrock
I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old. – Grace Jones
I’m trying to illuminate how perilously narrow we draw the concepts of masculinity and sexuality in our male culture – particularly in black male culture – and to help people to see that there’s room enough for everyone. – Charles M. Blow
But it is true that some magazines have a policy to show only a certain amount of black girls on their covers. Naomi is right. It’s not fair, and I wish it would change. – Claudia Schiffer
We don’t consider black, urban films as ‘indies,’ though many of them are shot for under $10 million which is kind of the definition of an indie. – Gabrielle Union
I get carded for soda, you know, when I go to the supermarket. I mean, they card me for everything. You know, I can’t even get through a hand of black jack without getting carded, like, five times. – Macaulay Culkin
I feel like I come from a smaller off shoot of black people because I am mixed. People say I’m African American but that doesn’t include the other half of me. – Maya Rudolph
That’s really the thing that got me into playing a lot – getting excited about playing along with my favorite bands like Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. – Chad Smith
I won an MVP trophy with the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association. I didn’t even start. I was a sub on this team. This was, like, an All-Star game where we had athletes from different teams, different mixtures. We had, like, the only black team in the league, basically. We had four players go to the All-Star game. – Nelly