Quotes about Black People

I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people. Votes: 5

Reckless capitalism kills black people. Votes: 3

George Bush doesn't care about black people. Votes: 3

Black people are the most talented people in the world, Votes: 3

Black Poetry is not for Black People...it is for everybody Votes: 3

Black people have always been America's wilderness in search of a promised land. Votes: 3

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music. Votes: 3

Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four. Votes: 3

You know why Guns n' Roses aren't a good band? Because no black people listen to them. Votes: 3

The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever. Votes: 3

At this moment, then, the Negroes must begin to do the very thing which they have been taught that they cannot do. Votes: 3

Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people. Votes: 3

I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free. Votes: 3

I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks who are no good here and will likewise be no good there. Votes: 3

The data is going to indicate sadly that when the Obama administration is over, black people will have lost ground in every single leading economic indicator category.. Votes: 3

It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are. Votes: 3

I don't want to make black people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money; I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn the money. Votes: 3

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. Votes: 3

It is our experience that the nation doesn't move around questions of genuine equality for the poor and for black people until it is confronted massively, dramatically in terms of direct action. Votes: 3

Some white people hate black people, and some white people love black people, some black people hate white people, and some black people love white people. So you see it's not an issue of black and white, it's an issue of Lovers and Haters. Votes: 3

If you will protest courageously, and yet with dignity and Christian love, when the history books are written in future generations, the historians will have to pause and say, "There lived a great people-a black people-who injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization. Votes: 3

Here's the thing. When we talk about race relations in America or racial progress, it's all nonsense. There are no race relations. White people were crazy. Now they're not as crazy. To say that black people have made progress would be to say they deserve what happened to them before. Votes: 3

I am angry about the world's conditions for black people. Votes: 2

Black women are the strongest most hardworking people on earth. Votes: 2

People make jokes about how black people are the first ones to be killed off. Votes: 2

I think the number one thing Black women and all Black people should be paying attention to is our health. Votes: 2

People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS. Votes: 2

Blacks' problems lie not in the heads of white people but rather in the wasted and incompletely fulfilled lives of too many black people. Votes: 2

Being a black artist, the first thing people want to talk about is your blackness, the importance of your blackness, and your black presence. Votes: 2

The climate in the '50s and '60s for black performers or black people in the entertainment business was atrocious. It was atrocious. Votes: 2

I'm light skinned, and I used to lean on that because that's something a lot of black people pride themselves on, and it's weird. Votes: 2

One puts on black robes to scare the hell out of white people, while the other puts on white robes to scare the hell out of blacks. Votes: 2

Black people can be the most conservative, the most discriminating. Especially among ourselves. It wasn't white people who said all black men have to wear baggy jeans. Votes: 2

I hate the term 'black' because it doesn't bring to life who we are as a people. The term 'black' has more negative synonyms than the term white. Votes: 2

The United States is not a nation of black and white people. Any fool can see that white people are not really white, and that black people are not black. Votes: 2

Black and awkward is the worst, because black people are stereotyped as being anything but awkward in mainstream media... Black people are always portrayed to be cool or overly dramatic, anything but awkward. Votes: 2

I think that many black people thought this would be a wonderful and extraordinary thing, for a black family to occupy the White House. Not only black people; a lot of white people thought that, too, but particularly black people. Votes: 2

The establishment wonders why we can't get more of the black vote. It's because it's not doing the things necessary to establish a deeper relationship with the black community. Most black people don't think alike. Most black people just vote alike. Votes: 2

I think one of my first jokes - in the black community, there's people who have jokes about skin tone. People like, 'You so black, you purple.' 'You so black, you gotta smile so we can see you at night.' Votes: 2

People wanna say that they're part Native American or mixed, or anything other than black. We're raised to believe that there's something better about not being fully black, something eccentric about it. I'm saying I used to tell girls that I was mixed, which is a bold-faced lie! Votes: 2

The idea of 'talking white,' a lot of people grew up around that, just the idea that if you speak with proper diction and come off as educated that it's not black and that it's actually anti-black and should be considered only something that white people would do. Votes: 2

Most stick people are black. Votes: 0

I'm racist against non-black people. Votes: 0

Terrorism is not new to black people. Votes: 0

I love black people, but I hate niggers. Votes: 0

Black people use body lotion every single day. Votes: 0

Black people have been working hard for decades. Votes: 0

I've always known the greatness of black people. Votes: 0

I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously. Votes: 0

God created black people and black people created style. Votes: 0

Brown people wouldn't speak to someone who was black. Votes: 0

Racist dermatologists think all black people have really bad skin. Votes: 0

This is about black people selling out other black people. Votes: 0

Thoughtful white people know they are inferior to black people. Votes: 0

It's a good time for black people to be alive. Votes: 0

There's not too many rich black people in this world. Votes: 0

I heard someone say that all black people got rhythm. Bullshit. Votes: 0

You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture. Votes: 0

Historically, you've had really muddy, unforgiving, unintentional images of black people. Votes: 0

With black people, there are 50 Hitlers over the course of history. Votes: 0

We wanted black power to be all things to all people. Votes: 0

Black people playing tennis, next white people will be tap dancing! Votes: 0

A lot of people don't know that my father is black Votes: 0

It appears that there is a genocidal plan against Black people. Votes: 0

A lot of people don't know that my father is black. Votes: 0

At the KFC there's, lot of black people there innit *laughs* Votes: 0

Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact Votes: 0

White people really deal more with God and black people with Jesus. Votes: 0

What!? You tell people that, I won't get no more black movies? Votes: 0

People only say I'm angry because I'm black and I'm a woman. Votes: 0

The film 'Black Hawk Down' paints the Somali people as wild savages. Votes: 0

The film Black Hawk Down paints the Somali people as wild savages. Votes: 0

I'm not romanticizing black people, because we've got gangsters like everybody else. Votes: 0

Stereotypes wouldn't be so bad if black people were nicer, in general. Votes: 0

At least black people knew when they were slaves; you remain clueless. Votes: 0

At least they [people] showed the world we could elect a black president. Votes: 0

For generations, even many otherwise decent white Southerners learned to despise black people. Votes: 0

I have worked hard to build relationships between Jewish people and black people. Votes: 0

I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we're complicated. Votes: 0

The Government is responsible for what is happening to black people in America. Votes: 0

Black people don't even question things any more, they simply follow the lead. Votes: 0

I love seeing black people do normal things, being judged as normal people. Votes: 0

There's so many, 'no, black people aren't like that' barriers in mainstream media. Votes: 0

Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day. Votes: 0

The world has white people and black people in it. Even in Harlem. Votes: 0

I write because I am a Black woman, listening attentively to her people. Votes: 0

Martin Luther King said America had given a bad check to black people. Votes: 0

I look at modeling as something I'm doing for black people in general. Votes: 0

People are gonna look up to me because I'm young, black, and female. Votes: 0

Is it possible that more black people hate the President than are actually alive? Votes: 0

If you're black, you can't just be ordinary. All successful black people are extraordinary. Votes: 0

If black people mistrust white people, they are mistrusting racism, and that is appropriate. Votes: 0

Two people will never be President in my lifetime. A woman and a black. Votes: 0

Mick Jagger's lips' so big, black people be going, "You got some big-ass lips!" Votes: 0

[ Negro leaders] never let the white man know exactly what black people are thinking. Votes: 0

People think that everyone wears black in France; in fact they all wear grey. Votes: 0

People think that I'm some tough renegade, black-hearted being, evil, but that ain't me. Votes: 0

[Paris] is dirty. It has pigeons and black yards. The people have white skin. Votes: 0

If you're into social justice it's hard not to be on black people's side. Votes: 0

I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film. Votes: 0

Black people know what white people mean when they say "law and order”. Votes: 0

A lot of people don't want to feel anti-black by being opposed to Obama. Votes: 0

God is going to punish the white man for his misdeeds toward black people. Votes: 0

I'm just honest. They [asians] don't want to see black people generally in their movies. Votes: 0

It's no surprise that White people say things when they are together about Black people. Votes: 0

Gold looks good on my skin, and gold looks good on black people, I think. Votes: 0

I'm glad Hurricane Katrina happened. It taught us an important lesson: black people can't swim. Votes: 0

You got black people in an all-white country and they don't know nothing about themselves. Votes: 0

Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country. Votes: 0

They don't let many black people in the governor's mansion in Alabama, unless they're cleaning. Votes: 0

Science fiction, extrasensory perception, and black people are judged by the worst elements they produce. Votes: 0

Well, you need to have at least one black friend, otherwise people think you're racist Votes: 0

People can have the Model T in any color "“ so long as it's black. Votes: 0

When I do a picture and it's 90% black, like 'Bird,' I use 90% black people. Votes: 0

I marvel at the many ways we, as black people, bend but do not break. Votes: 0

But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people. Votes: 0

I'm glad that young black people are successful with the music. I'm not a hater. Votes: 0

We're hip to the fact that Superman never saved no black people. You got that? Votes: 0

Race means family and all black people whether they like it or not, are family. Votes: 0

People think I'm this angry black man walking around in a constant state of rage. Votes: 0

There were very few black people in Montana but we never felt out of place. Votes: 0

I don't want to have people brought in simply because they are black or Asian. Votes: 0

People add color to their story because they think it happened in black and white. Votes: 0

Black Consciousness therefore takes cognizance of the deliberateness of God's plan in creating Black people black. Votes: 0

The people who couldn't get out of New Orleans to escape the storm were predominantly Black. Votes: 0

There's a price tag on everything including black people's lives and what they do with them. Votes: 0

It's a significant question: should black people only adopt black children, and white people white children? Votes: 0

I go out with white women. This makes a lot of people unhappy, mostly black women. Votes: 0

There's a million white people better qualified than a black man to be president of America. Votes: 0

Hip-hop has done more damage to black and brown people than racism in the last 10 years, Votes: 0

Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny. Votes: 0

A lot of people don't understand the Black Panthers Party's relationship with white mother country radicals. Votes: 0

There's no place like New York to engage so many wonderful people who care about black people. Votes: 0

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. Votes: 0

So black people all across this country are uniting. They must unite, and they must organize themselves. Votes: 0

Black culture is very difficult to explain to people who don't have any direct contact with it. Votes: 0

The abortion industry kills as many Black people every four days as the Klan killed in 150 years. Votes: 0

I have a no-die clause in every movie. The black people can't be dying all the time. Votes: 0

Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. Gangsta rap didnt exist. Votes: 0

I judge people based solely on the quality of bands on the black concert t-shirts they wear. Votes: 0

I don't consider myself just a black man. I consider myself a brotha. I love my people. Votes: 0

What would America be like if we loved black people as much as we loved black culture? Votes: 0

I have done more for black people than any other person in the nation, North or South, Votes: 0

There are only two forces at work in this world- black and white. Only people are grey. Votes: 0

My cream and black Aga. It is the heart of the house, and people congregate around it. Votes: 0

If black people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people? Votes: 0

I read that prior to the advent of color TV, most people dreamed in black and white. Votes: 0

I don't have a problem with being black in a white country or being with my people. Votes: 0

Black holes. I don't know what people see in them. Exit signs? They're on their way out. Votes: 0

Like many people who dress in black, the lump of coal was interested in becoming an artist. Votes: 0

Oh sure, I have a few black people in my family tree. They're probably still hanging there. Votes: 0

It will take very sophisticated marketing to achieve our aim of bringing more black people into the theater. Votes: 0

The single most important lesson I learned is that black people are the cause of black people's demise. Votes: 0

God created people in technicolor. God has never made a difference between black, white, blue, green or pink Votes: 0

The Congressional Black Caucus is a moral fraud. It's amazing how many people are afraid of saying that Votes: 0

Ultimately the white man should leave the United States and the black people should go back to Africa. Votes: 0

I had this stereotypical view that black people apart from me probably threw stones and lived in huts. Votes: 0

I don't think a white person can write accurately and convincingly about what black people experience of oppression. Votes: 0

I knew that there were black people in Africa, of course, unfortunately because of movies such as 'Tarzan'. Votes: 0

For black women our sense of ourselves is not always consistent with the way other people see us. Votes: 0

It's not that George Bush doesn't care about black people, god made hurricanes, not people who can't swim. Votes: 0

To be Christian is to be one of those whom God has chosen. God has chosen black people! Votes: 0

This is what heaven's gonna be like. Not just a white church or a black church, but people. Votes: 0

Nothing is black-and-white, except for winning and losing, and maybe that's why people gravitate to that so much. Votes: 0

One of the burdens of being a black male is carrying the heavy weight of other people's suspicions. Votes: 0

Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war. Votes: 0

I am not an American; I am one of twenty-two million black people who are victims of Americanism. Votes: 0

I want to be able to tell black people something they don't know, something about our own lives. Votes: 0

I played on an all-black high school team and we didn't want people saying that we were clowns. Votes: 0

There are still plenty of movie people peddling black stereotypes. I guess Tyler Perry's probably the most massively successful. Votes: 0

The subset of our population that has not benefited from the advancement of medication is black and brown people. Votes: 0

I'm really looking forward to developing just really fun, complex, interesting stories about people who happen to be black. Votes: 0

When white people eat potato chips, they're called white people. When black people eat potato chips, they're called niggas. Votes: 0

People fed on sugared praises cannot be expected to feel an appetite for the black broth of honest criticism. Votes: 0

Black power is organizing the rage of Black people and putting new hard questions and demands to white America. Votes: 0

These people didn't know anything about black people, so the only thing they could imagine was the worst thing. Votes: 0

The only politics in this country that's relevant to black people today is the politics of revolution... none other. Votes: 0

As a child, I experienced black culture as many people did in America: on the TV, radio, and stages. Votes: 0

I knew that there were black people in Africa, of course, unfortunately because of movies such as 'Tarzan.' Votes: 0

The reason people think it's important to be white is that they think it's important not to be black. Votes: 0

I think many people, especially from other cultures, just don't understand the role hair plays in Black women's lives. Votes: 0

The poor black people in it make the black people in Gone With the Wind look like Malcolm X. Votes: 0

I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can? Votes: 0

I guess I'm the Black Death,' he said slowly. 'I don't seem to bring people happiness any more. Votes: 0

The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about black people, are wrong. Votes: 0

I think some people would understand the quintessence of sanctifying grace if they could be black about twenty-four hours. Votes: 0

We can never know... But maybe it's because no black actors merited being nominated.Why put people into categories? Votes: 0

We are here to work side-by-side with this "black" man in trying to bring liberation to all our people! Votes: 0

I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people. Votes: 0

In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today. Votes: 0

I wanted to write about the experiences of the poor and the black and the rural people of the South. Votes: 0

I don't like the term 'black people', I find it demeaning to those of us that actually qualify as 'people'. Votes: 0

The silver and black may have another home, but the Raiders will always belong to the people of Los Angeles. Votes: 0

Welcome to America, where racism will never end, white don't respect black, where black skin people are treated like criminals. Votes: 0

For me, as a child, I certainly thought that there were more black people in the world than white people. Votes: 0

It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. Do you have to? Votes: 0

Whose the spiritual people pon earth. The Black people. Dem a deal wit God. And God no let dem down. Votes: 0

Black people cannot and will not become integrated into American society on any terms but those of self-determination and autonomy. Votes: 0

I wish black people had a flag they could put into the ground, like when the troops stormed Iwo Jima. Votes: 0

No one really gets rich doing this. A couple people do, Black Sabbath does. We don't sell any records anymore. Votes: 0

What mostly prevents black people from voting is that drug laws send them to prison, and then they can't vote. Votes: 0

I have no interest in romanticizing poor black people, having been one of them myself in our beloved hometown of Detroit. Votes: 0

The draft is white people sending black people to fight yellow people to protect the country they stole from red people. Votes: 0

That's the result of the black cloud on baseball, .. Until it's rid of steroids, people are naturally going to think that. Votes: 0

The east is not for me--the sensuous spiritual voluptuousness, the curious sensitiveness of the naked people, their black, bottomless, hopeless eyes. Votes: 0

I hate white people writing for black people; it's so offensive. So we go out and look specifically for African-American voices. Votes: 0

Throughout history there have been black people who have played mammies, all sorts of offensive images, who didn't mind doing it. Votes: 0

Everything about us black people is complicated, us being here, being a minority, being a woman, all those things are complicated. Votes: 0

Films portraying successful black people getting married are great, but films that only show one aspect of our culture, bother me. Votes: 0

I'm fighting the label of 'Black' actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes, especially people who are making movies. Votes: 0

Black people are inferior to Caucasians. Blacks constitute a totally distinct group; they overshadow the country with the germ... of evil. Votes: 0

Addressing the moral failings of black people while ignoring the centuries-old failings of their governments amounts to a bait and switch. Votes: 0

Juggling is very, very straightforward; very, very black and white; you're manipulating objects, not people. And that's always appealed to me. Votes: 0

"Not being virulently and overtly racist against black people" and "treating gay people like human beings" are necessary conditions of greatness. Votes: 0

Awkward Black Girl' is spreading to all the right people because of word of mouth and social networks. I'm so grateful. Votes: 0

I think that's the core of black aesthetics: the ability to improvise. That is what has enabled our [black people's] survival. Votes: 0

I believe that when it comes to major foreign policy issues, many prefer to have black people seen and not heard. Votes: 0

Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it's show business. You know, we all got rhythm. Votes: 0

Even if its a white crowd, I tell my jokes for the four black people in the room, not the 100 whites. Votes: 0

People imagine I am always in a Bentley with pearls and diamonds and black glasses and Karl Lagerfeld next to me. Votes: 0

They say African Americans. I say black people. I've only been to Africa once. I've been in America all my life! Votes: 0

Unfortunately, 'post racism' is also a myth, like unicorns and black people who survive to the end of a horror movie. Votes: 0

We got no wealthy black people. We got rich people. Shaq is rich. The guy who signs his checks is wealthy. Votes: 0

I really do not care what the white world is doing. I care about black people building the monument on slavery. Votes: 0

Most people I know of that mix have a real ability to be in a room with anyone, black or white. Votes: 0

I think a lot about the private emotions of black people - what we feel and yet is rarely publicly expressed. Votes: 0

Wherever there's a prison, for the most part, especially where there's Black people, it's overcrowded. I don't know who really gets out. Votes: 0

Black people in America have to, for their own protection, develop a defense mechanism, and I just grew terribly tired of it. Votes: 0

I personally feel like black people in America have contributed so much for so long, and haven't always gotten credit for it. Votes: 0

You know why we're stuck with the myth that only black people have soul? Because white people don't let themselves feel things. Votes: 0

In reality punk people are usually the gentlest, kindest folks you'll ever know. They're like hippies, only they wear way more black. Votes: 0

I don't understand people who dream in black and white. I just don't get it. My dreams have always been vivid color. Votes: 0

What Martin Luther King is doing is disarming the black people of America of their God-given right and of their natural right. Votes: 0

Somebody once told me, black people, in and of themselves, are cosmopolitan. There's cosmopolitanism within the black experience. There's an incredible amount. Votes: 0

Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write. Votes: 0

Why do so many black and Hispanic people vote for liberals who so energetically support the murder of black and Hispanic babies? Votes: 0

With all the trouble black people have, they try to forget on weekends. You've got to be good to make them laugh. Votes: 0

If you think black people have a motivation problem, open up a Wal-Mart and advertise a thousand jobs. Watch 5,000 people show up. Votes: 0

Black Court vampires. I just shortened it some." Ebenezar tsked. "Blampires. That's the problem with you young people. Shortening all the words. Votes: 0

During the 19th-century struggle for womens rights in America, many saw a competition between rights for black people and those for women. Votes: 0

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden. Votes: 0

During the 19th-century struggle for women's rights in America, many saw a competition between rights for black people and those for women. Votes: 0

When you photograph people in color you photograph their clothes. When you photograph people in black and white, you photograph their soul! Votes: 0

It's a great day in America when white people, black people and Latinos can all come together and pick on another minority. Votes: 0

By regulating marijuana, we can put black market drug dealers out of business and eliminate the rebellious allure that attracts young people. Votes: 0

In black America there's such a thing as passing, the black people who are light skinned and they will pass for white. Votes: 0

By regulating marijuana, we can put black market drug dealers out of business and eliminate the rebellious allure that attracts young people." Votes: 0

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music. Votes: 0

I get so tired of people acting like, you know, black men and women never help each other, never support each other. Votes: 0

If it was so honorable and glorious to be black, why was it the yellow-skinned people among us had so much prestige? Votes: 0

It's barely OK for me to be dressed up as a black guy. But part of me kind of enjoys provoking people. Votes: 0

The people who invented race, who grouped us together as "black," were inventing and categorizing their ability to do something vicious and wrong. Votes: 0

I'm trying to give people an idea of what black looks like and what white looks like before I introduce them to gray. Votes: 0

I make shoes for white suburban kids, not the poor black kids. That would be like opening a restaurant for people without stomachs. Votes: 0

Lots of white people think black people are stupid. They are stupid themselves for thinking so, but regulation will not make them smarter. Votes: 0

A lot of black people believe that Jews in this country have become white. They behave like white people rather than Jewish people. Votes: 0

Wherever you go in the history of America, there have been Black people making contributions, but their contributions have been obscured, lost, buried. Votes: 0

There is an entire generation of young people who know nothing about how viciously the FBI attacked The Black Panther Party, and why. Votes: 0

People think of black English as ungrammatical, but it bears the same relationship to standard English as contemporary Hebrew does to ancient Hebrew. Votes: 0

When white people wear baggy clothing and speak gibberish they're homeless, when black people wear baggy clothing and speak gibberish they're called rappers Votes: 0

He [Cassius Clay] became a Black Muslim, which is a pseudo-religion for unbright neurotics who feel the need to hate all white people. Votes: 0

There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people. Votes: 0

People think of black English as ungrammatical, but it bears the same relationship to standard English as contemporary Hebrew does to ancient Hebrew. Votes: 0

I've heard that Black people and Black faces don't sell magazines, but one day you're going to beg me to be on there. Votes: 0

Your life has to consist of more than 'Black people should unite.' You hope they do, but not twenty-four hours a day. Votes: 0

I think white people like to tell Asian people how they should feel about race because they're too scared to tell black people. Votes: 0

There were no black images of dignity, no images of beautiful black people. There was this big hole. I tried to fill it. Votes: 0

You fainted,' Tom said. Reg coughed. No, I didn't,' he said. 'Women faint. People afraid of needles faint. Men black out. Votes: 0

I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent. Votes: 0

When black men started bearing arms, these people who we think of as being pro-gun are saying, 'We ought to change this law. Votes: 0

I'm still trying to change the way people see black dancers that we can become delicate dancers, that we can be a ballerina, Votes: 0

Some people like living in black and white worlds. Let them stay there. Appreciate all the colors you see in your world though. Votes: 0

It's a good feeling, that you can put your heart out there, no matter how black it is, and people can understand it. Votes: 0

When you dishonor the the utter glory and majesty of black people, you lie. Your heart lies to you and you let it Votes: 0

Black people don't talk about diabetes that much. I never knew anything. I thought everyone had an uncle with a leg cut off! Votes: 0

Money has no color. If you can build a better mousetrap, it won't matter whether you're black or white. People will buy it. Votes: 0

For a long time I was convinced that the conflict between Jewish people and black people in this country was a media event. Votes: 0

I'm sick and tired of black and white people of good intent giving aspirin to a society that is dying of a cancerous disease. Votes: 0

It took around 500 years to human to find out that black people are human and still they don't know why the universe is black Votes: 0

Did you see the 2000 Republican Presidential Convention? The last time the Republicans had that many Black people on a stage, they were selling them! Votes: 0

People expect black women to be angry, irrationally so, without reason. They think we are animals and we go around like the Wild Things. Votes: 0

The line between the white-science and the black-science is very narrow. You can open roads or you can kill people by the same dynamite! Votes: 0

Stella scribbledin thick black textaacross half the pagesof my best storybook,filled with people who venturedwhere their hearts took them.Beautiful worlds beyond mine. Votes: 0

You always see black people complaining about this and that, but you never see me complaining about how slow they work on my plantation. Votes: 0

Anything I have ever learned of any consequence, I have learned from Black people. I have never been bored by any Black person, ever ... Votes: 0

I love what the church offers to us as a culture - black people in particular. We would be nowhere without the black church. Votes: 0

Choices of right or wrong are not presented to you in black and white. If they were, I'm sure most people would choose white. Votes: 0

Only happy people have nightmares, from overeating. For those who live a nightmare reality, sleep is a black hole, lost in time, like death. Votes: 0

Our situation is more psychological than people will admit. Black kids kill Black kids for the same reason cops do. They see no value. Votes: 0

There was a great deal of inbreeding between the Indians and the slaves. Genetically speaking, black people are some part black, some part European. Votes: 0

Saying women aren't funny is now like saying Asians can't drive or saying black people have bad credit. It's just really, like, so obsolete. Votes: 0

I understand what rappers are talking about. I think rap is less about educating people about the black community and more about making money. Votes: 0

The Holocaust would never have happened if black people lived in Germany in the 1930s and 40s " well, it wouldn't have happened to Jews. Votes: 0

I think we must never, ever demonize one another. That's true not just black people to black people; that's human being to human being. Votes: 0

The gestures and the swagger and the attitude of black men is imitated everywhere in American culture, but people still find black men intolerable. Votes: 0

It is important for us to remember that black people have been patriotic and have fought for that American dream in every American war. Votes: 0

First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that. Votes: 0

It's impossible for 30 million black people to be violent against 170 million - we need a mental revolution, unity in coming together, and not physical. Votes: 0

To change history is very slow. The first two times I came to the States - black people didn't have the right to vote. Votes: 0

The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings. I realized that I didn't see many paintings with black people in them. Votes: 0

There are three dominant tendencies in a neoliberal society: financialized, privatized, militarized. And when it comes to black poor people, we get all three. Votes: 0

The only way the two can have equal job opportunities is if black people have factories as, as well as white people have factories. Votes: 0

[Her] greatest fear, which was so huge and so black that it was of phobic proportions, was that people would laugh at her feelings. Votes: 0

I just feel in a lot of ways black people are so much looser and cooler. Just as a culture, it's so much more real. Votes: 0

It's just what they are — they're jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can't determine what offends another person. Votes: 0

It only takes five people in black robes to determine such crucial issues for our country as abortion, pornography, same-sex 'marriage,' and religious liberties. Votes: 0

I have the utmost respect and 'aloha' for black people - who have already suffered so much due to racial discrimination and acts of hatred. Votes: 0

No matter what you do, you can act your heart out, but people will always say, Oh, Julie Adams - Creature from the Black Lagoon. Votes: 0

We were talking about urban youth. And by urban I mean lives in a city not urban as in black like white people use it. Votes: 0

When we work all over the planet, it's mostly poor and black and brown and young people, because that's mostly what the world [environmentalism] is. Votes: 0

Tupac the son of the Black Panther, and Tupac the rider. Those are the two people inside of me. I was raised off those ideals. Votes: 0

People only say I'm angry because I'm black and I'm a woman. But all sorts of people write with strong feeling, the way I do. Votes: 0

Poor white people and poor black people just don't know how much they have in common. Rich people don't give a damn about either group. Votes: 0

Go to the Black Sea, meet new people, see beautiful places, get killed by a mutant carnivorous kangaroo goat. One item off my bucket list. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

As a black man, my hope is that I can touch more and more people all over the world of different races and different colours. Votes: 0

People spot a big black lens, and they worry about what they're doing, or how their hair looks. Nobody see the person holding the camera. Votes: 0

The U. S. is becoming more hostile to Black people and other people of color. Racism is running rampant and xenophobia is on the rise Votes: 0

I want to be the voice of the people; black, white, everyday, oppressed people. A person trying to make it and to do it right. Votes: 0

The interesting thing about Georgia is, Atlanta is teeming with middle-class black people and black people with money - and yet there is still segregation. Votes: 0

I've always maintained that black people and women suffer from a presumption of incompetence. The burdens of proof are different. It just gets so tiresome. Votes: 0

The wiping out of millions of homes took away Black and Brown wealth. It drove poverty, it drove unemployment, it drove people to food stamps. Votes: 0

You see, in recent history, the Democrat party has created the illusion that their agenda and their policies are what’s best for black people, Votes: 0

That's how we do it in the black community; we give back to the people who made us who we are. We never forget that. Votes: 0

The longer-term the option, the sillier the results generated by the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the greater the opportunity for people who didn't use it. Votes: 0

No one should advocate any peaceful suffering to black people, unless the black - white man is going to practice the same kind of peaceful suffering. Votes: 0

Blaxploitation films were black films targeting black people. They were films made to appeal to a culture in a way that was supposed to be unfiltered. Votes: 0

It's interesting, gender versus race. I think people say that to women more: 'Oh, you're my favorite female.' They wouldn't say 'favorite black comic.' Votes: 0

Sadly, black people disassociate ourselves from the things which make us who we are, identifying them as lesser, or inferior. It's a form of self hate. Votes: 0

When donors visited the Black Panther Party, they came and saw our real programs, a real clinic, with real doctors and medics, giving service to people. Votes: 0

Ever since the civil rights movement, the black church has always encouraged people to utilize their voting right, which is a right that was fought for. Votes: 0

Niggerization is the result of oppression -- and it doesn't just apply to the black people. Old people, poor people, and students can also get niggerized. Votes: 0

In Ethiopia, the black people became Christians 1700 years ago, hundreds of years before Northern Europe turned to Christianity... And here, most of the saints are black. Votes: 0

See, Barack been, um, talking down to black people on this faith-based... I want to cut his nuts off. Barack, he's talking down to black people. Votes: 0

Robert Kennedy identified with people, not data, or institutions, or theories. Poverty was a specific black face for him, not a manila folder full of statistics. Votes: 0

It isn't that black people are protected in America by the left; it's that black liberals are protected just as female liberals are protected, not conservatives. Votes: 0

It's an odd thing, happiness. Some people take happiness from gold. Or black pearls. And some of us, far more fortunate, take their happiness from periwinkles. Votes: 0

Where are the exhortations for children to reject the self-defeating stereotypes that reduce black people to violent, oversexed 'gangstas,' minstrel show comedians and mindless athletes? Votes: 0

When I first started doing comedy, there was no such thing as a room that had black people and white people in it. That didn't exist. Votes: 0

For me, soldiers are all equal. Those black people wore your same uniform, fought on your side, and so you will be in the same jail. Votes: 0

A body would think that your heart was as black as your face. People thinks now that sweeps is black all through instead of blackall over. Votes: 0

When I say the n-word, black people are clear that I'm on their side. And it's not disingenuous - I am on black people's side, clearly. Votes: 0

Music played a large role in the survival of the black people in America "” that and a sense of humor that just couldn't be enslaved. Votes: 0

We're more Christian than the Pope. And, I mean, that's not our religion. We pray to the Gods of our conquerors... all black and brown people. Votes: 0

A lot of people are wanting him [Barack Obama] to be the president just because he's black. But I think he does have some good views. Votes: 0

Black people beating whites when a thug got shot holding a gun by a black officer haha (expletive) cracks me up! Keep kneeling for the anthem! Votes: 0

Actually, some of the things I experienced as a child still linger on; what the white man has done to the black people in the south! Votes: 0

In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist. Votes: 0

If white privilege is a thing, why are people working so hard to be black? All of the award shows and cultural events favor black culture. Votes: 0

Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color? Votes: 0

No matter what you do, you can act your heart out, but people will always say, 'Oh, Julie Adams - 'Creature from the Black Lagoon.' Votes: 0

I carry a knife now because I read in a white magazine that all black people carry knives. So I rushed out and bought me one. Votes: 0

In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist. Votes: 0

People say I'm into black women. Robert De Niro is into black women. I'm just into women who are real, and they happen to be black. Votes: 0

What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became a movement with its primary goal the establishment of black male patriarchy. Votes: 0

Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people had little cargo of our own? Votes: 0

The alcohol had the effect of making the black cloth blacker. This amused her; she had noted in her journal: "booze affects material as it does people. Votes: 0

To me, entertainment is really the new plantation. It's the new sugar, the new cotton, that black people work for somebody else to be richer than them. Votes: 0

People look at me, and they don't see what they think is a typical Aboriginal. I always thought I'd be the white person in a black play. Votes: 0

The tea baggers. The one thing they hate is when you call them racist. The other thing they hate is black people. But they won't say it. Votes: 0

I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's contempt. If we are not totally understanding and smiling, suddenly we're demons. Votes: 0

Nobody black had learned anything from the 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail' or from the 'I Have a Dream' speech. That was a revelation of white people. Votes: 0

Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years. We don't have laws that segregate black people within the society any longer. Votes: 0

I am not antiwhite, because I understand that white people, like black ones, are victims of a racist society. They are products of their time and place. Votes: 0

Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized. Votes: 0

In those days, man, in the '50s, black people in the South... We didn't recognize contracts that much. And we didn't recognize marriages that much, either. Votes: 0

There's sort of a persistent misperception that talking about race is black folk's burden. Ultimately, only men can end sexism, and only white people can end racism. Votes: 0

Eddie [Murphy] is an icon. He's one of the reason why I started doing comedy in the beginning. He opened a lot of doors for black people. Votes: 0

Somebody will be upset and say I got rich and deserted my female people; No offense, but the only black woman I ever loved is my mama Votes: 0

There are people in the world who won't watch a movie that's in black and white. There's got to be a special place in hell for them. Votes: 0

I believe that Christianity trains black people, especially black women, to think like slaves, and I believe that Islam is mainly fueled by its hatred for women. Votes: 0

Napster was a black market for music. Ninety-nine per cent of the music that people were downloading was illegal because they didn't have the rights for it. Votes: 0

I think I look better in darker clothes. And maybe the fact that I wear black so much makes me more aware of putting people at ease. Votes: 0

I'm black and Cuban, Australian and Irish, and like most people in America, I'm someone whose roots come from somewhere else. I'm a mixed race, first-generation American. Votes: 0

Black people drink lots of beer. However, you won't see us skiing down a mountain for one, or see us diving for Frisbees on concrete for one. Votes: 0

Nothing is out of our realm, because it has nothing to do with color. As black people, we're not different from anyone else, other than the exterior. Votes: 0

I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike. Votes: 0

I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn't have to frighten people with heavy equipment. It was that little black box and me. Votes: 0

Motown was about music for all people - white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers. I was reluctant to have our music alienate anyone. Votes: 0

Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day. Votes: 0

Nobody black had learned anything from the Letter from the Birmingham Jail or from the I Have a Dream speech. That was a revelation of white people. Votes: 0

I was guided by Allah (God) to give a yardstick to the voting public, particularly Black people as to what will set that candidate apart from others. Votes: 0

I think that humanity is at an all-time low in how we value life, especially among young Black people. We just don't really value each other's lives . Votes: 0

When a black person has no electricity, no water, they call it the ghetto. When white people have no electricity and no water, they call it camping. Votes: 0

I can't negate the theory that the Huxtables on 'The Cosby Show' may have helped pave the way for the Obama family. People enjoyed watching that black family. Votes: 0

One lady told me that before she saw 'Sounder' she didn't believe black people could love each other, have deep relationships in the same way as white people. Votes: 0

My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall. Votes: 0

Nowadays most people wear black most of the time anyway: go to a literary party and one would imagine everyone there was in perpetual mourning for their lives. Votes: 0

There are so many aspects of human sexuality that we're afraid to talk about, because people still don't understand it. It's not just black and white, you know? Votes: 0

It seemed impossible that there could be people in the world who still desired food, who laughed, who neither knew nor cared that Sirius Black was gone forever. Votes: 0

Let's be honest, for a lot of well meaning, open-minded white people, the sight of a young black man in a hoodie still evokes a twinge of fear. Votes: 0

The Mississippi is not the only river. There's the Tallahatchie and the Big Black. People have been put in the river year after year, these things been happening. Votes: 0

I've never understood people who say they're not a practicing Jew. You never hear a black guy say he's not a practicing African-American. What does it even mean? Votes: 0

They don't make red noses to fit black people. I have a wide nose like a Volkswagen and I have never had a red nose that fitted me. Votes: 0

People will always prefer black-and-white over shades of grey, and so there will always be the temptation to hold overly-simplified beliefs and to hold them with excessive confidence Votes: 0

Black people watch more television than anybody else, which makes it legitimate to talk about television. Its anesthetizing effect has been quite real. But that concern isn't new. Votes: 0

A recent poll shows that a majority of blacks, whites, Asians and Hispanics do not think the Census should be classifying people as black, white, Asian and Hispanic. Votes: 0

I feel like decades ago it was either youre black, white, Asian or Hispanic, or whatever, but today we see more of an acceptance for people with multi-nationalities. Votes: 0

I don't think President Obama has been that revolutionary in reaching out to ethnic communities. President Reagan did a lot for the black community that people don't realize. Votes: 0

Poor is the new black. So on this film [The Land], there are poor black people, but there are also poor Latinos, and poor white people as well. Votes: 0

When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It's a dirty, dark secret; I'm glad it's coming out. Votes: 0

When I first appeared, people couldn't figure out whether I was gay, straight, black, white or whatever, and I loved that. I loved the fact it scares people. Votes: 0

My town was all-white and shut down Section 8 housing because they didn't want black people to move into the town. And I thought that was wrong - duh. Votes: 0

Black people have been killed for directing their gaze at the wrong person. I want my subjects to reclaim their right to look, to see, to be seen. Votes: 0

I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody. Votes: 0

Did people think I sounded black? Totally, but that was a marketing tool as well, but also this is how I grew up and these are my influences. Votes: 0

Jews, black people - any people who are hated or who have suffered, either as individuals or as a people - use humour. It is a survival skill. Votes: 0

I joke to people in the press that I realize I'm not black, I'm actually white. But I've got these roots in black American music. I love it. Votes: 0

Many people take exception to me and say that I'm doing black magic and things they can't do at church. But I'm doing magic that started their church. Votes: 0

If there are older black people in the audience that I can see I will not say the n-word. I know they grew up with a different meaning. Votes: 0

Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world. Votes: 0

Motown was about music for all people – white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers. I was reluctant to have our music alienate anyone. Votes: 0

There is no collective slavery revenge fantasy among black people, but I am certain, if there were one, it would not be about white people, not at all. Votes: 0

You don't have a baby based on that publicity madness. People don't live like that. Especially black people who were raised in families with morals and standards and integrity. Votes: 0

I do not look at the world in terms of black and white - and I find people who do rather scary. I think it's all shades of grey. Votes: 0

We've gone through the names—Negro, African American, African, Black. For me that's an indication of a people still trying to find their identity. Who determines what is black? Votes: 0

A major problem for Black women, and all people of color, when we are challenged to oppose anti-Semitism, is our profound scepticism that white people can actually be oppressed. Votes: 0

This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between people of color and not of color. Votes: 0

You don't need someone destroying you when your own people are the worst messengers possible. And this is what black people in America have not come to grips with. Votes: 0

I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for other people - because they look like them... That's American politics, pure and simple. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we're never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people, Votes: 0

It is these black clothes," said Strange. "I am like a leftover piece of funeral, condemned to walk about the Town, frightening people into thinking of their own mortality. Votes: 0

The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world. Votes: 0

There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or physical devastation. Votes: 0

I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure. Votes: 0

With satanic joy in his face, the black-haired Jewish youth lurks in wait for the unsuspecting girl whom he defiles with his blood, thus stealing her from her people. Votes: 0

Our problem is that we don't have enough people in America, including black people, who are progressive and willing to sacrifice their popularity in order to tell the truth. Votes: 0

It doesn't do any good to just be on the side of black people. The funnier comedic position is to be on the side of oppressed people in general. Votes: 0

I would suggest is that in the latter 1990s it is extremely important to look at the predicament of black people within the context of the globalization of capital. Votes: 0

When people who are not black are interested in what I do, frankly, I'm always surprised. I don't know if it's my low expectations for white people or what. Votes: 0

I've always taken pride to be the white guy that can talk to the black people, that can refer to them truly as a brother from a different mother. Votes: 0

There are two kinds of people in the world—only two kinds. Not black or white, rich or poor, but those either dead in sin or dead to sin. Votes: 0

I'd like to do a reality show with four white people...who are dropped off in a really bad black neighborhood. And the show would be called...Cracker Hunt. Votes: 0

The racist dog policemen must withdraw immediately from our communities, cease their wanton murder and brutality and torture of black people, or face the wrath of the armed people. Votes: 0

I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure. Votes: 0

In the rural South, 'Bubba' is like how people say 'dude' in California. It's a name for a regular Southern man. I know a Chinese Bubba, a black Bubba. Votes: 0

Fighting by itself doesn't interest me anymore. I want to help people, the black people and I need any kind of media to spread my thought: God, charity, peace. Votes: 0

When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people. Votes: 0

I know black people love the idea that we finally have a beautiful, good-looking black president. But if he is doing awful things to us, we should wake up. Votes: 0

Anti-Catholicism is the last respectable prejudice. You can't hate black people anymore, of course, and you can't hate homosexuals anymore, but you can hate all the Catholics you want. Votes: 0

I don't speak for all of us, but I'm pretty sure that my thoughts and opinions and beliefs identify with most people who are black because that's my soul. Votes: 0

When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's just [an] idea that because I'm black I just look a certain way. ... Votes: 0

I remember back in the day when Chuck D called hip-hop the 'black people's CNN.' Well now, hip-hop is more like Fox News. It's biased, and highly suspect. Votes: 0

When you were growing up in the 30s, 20s, of course the 40s, all black people at least in the Washington, D.C., area were required to live among themselves. Votes: 0

Black people invented jazz. But this story [in La La Land] wasn't ever claiming to be that. It's just a story about two people from one writer's point of view. Votes: 0

In my experience I haven't met too many uptight black people. I'm sure they're out there. Like I'm some big authority and I've lived in the inner city and ghetto. Votes: 0

I knew what it was to be uncomfortable in a movie theater watching unfolding on the screen images of myself - not me, but black people - that were uncomfortable. Votes: 0

I sort of feel like that's the most revolutionary thing we can do with our narrative for me as Black people is to show that we are just like you. Votes: 0

Black people are victims of an enormous amount of violence. None of those things can take place without the complicity of the people who run the schools and the city. Votes: 0

In general, the mass media tell us that black people are not loving, that our lives are so fraught with violence and aggression that we have no time to love. Votes: 0

I heard a white writer say, 'Oh, I'd never put black people in my writing, I'm afraid I would offend someone by doing it wrong.' I can't bear that! Votes: 0

You always hear 'black Republican,' but you never hear 'white Democrat.' We've got to get beyond the labels and stereotypes. Other people have hang-ups about it. I don't. Votes: 0

If women were in charge of everything, there would be women tyrants. If black people were in charge, there would be black tyrants. If Hispanics were in charge, then Hispanic tyrants. Votes: 0

I spent seven months in Africa and came back saying there isn't anything you can say about black people that you couldn't say about, say, pink people except that they're black. Votes: 0

To prevent enabling oppression, we demand that black people be twice as good. To prevent verifying stereotypes, we pledge to never eat a slice a watermelon in front of white people. Votes: 0

Black people are the only segment in American society that is defined by its weakest elements. Every other segment is defined by its highest achievement. We have to turn that around. Votes: 0

What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black middle class and the increasing numbers of black people who are more impoverished than ever before. Votes: 0

I think it talks about the fact that there are black people in the world who have tremendous amount of talents and have no channel through which they can those talents. Votes: 0

In the future, as in the present, as in the past, black people will build many new worlds.This is true. I will make it so. And you will help me. Votes: 0

The easy answer is to say that it's a part for black people to see black heroes, but to me it's important to young Mexican kids to see a black hero. Votes: 0

I would think black people think everything is about race. They are the ones who are on the outside of the game. They are the ones who face it every day. Votes: 0

For Black people, we're one of the only groups of people that for some reason to express love of yourself, in some ways, is misconstrued as a dislike for someone else. Votes: 0

There's no white comic that sells tickets to black people like me. They're going to get their hair done, get a new outfit, and come out to see a white dude. Votes: 0

You have to take your hat off to the homosexual and gay community cause right now they're as strong as black people USE to be when it comes to their rights. Votes: 0

There were lots of smart black people at Harvard before Barack Obama, but none of them ever got to head up the law review. There has been a history of discrimination. Votes: 0

Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can't just sit back and let other people define our existence. Votes: 0

I would like to remind the black ministry and indeed all black people that God is not in the habit of coming down from heaven to solve people's problems on earth. Votes: 0

I had forgotten that Jess felt about long words the way that racists feel about black people: she hated them, and wanted to send them back from where they came from. Votes: 0

After Obama became president, I realized that black people could not have put him in the White House - it had to be a collective effort of everybody in the country. Votes: 0

Living in a state of terror was new to many white people in America, but black people have been living in a state of terror in this country for more than 400 years. Votes: 0

As far as I'm concerned, and this is a big theme of mine, I'm not interested in white people loving me. It's an unrealistic expectation. Black people don't love anybody but themselves. Votes: 0

There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was defined by struggle and filled with injustice. Votes: 0

[Black people] come into the world exactly like you. It's just that there are circumstances in the culture that are dictated and put on our lives that we have to fight against. Votes: 0

Sometimes it seems as if I have spent the first half of my life refusing to let white people define me and the second half refusing to let black people define me. Votes: 0

Even during my youth, I can recall very few black people living on any kind of public assistance. People were working, doing some kind of job that was useful to the community. Votes: 0

A cynic had defined aid as simply the system by which poor white people in rich countries gave money to rich black people in poor countries to put into Swiss bank accounts. Votes: 0

People in apartheid South Africa can tell you that God cursed black people when they cursed Him. And so the hermetic people were condemned to be drawers of water and of wood. Votes: 0

Seattle is like a global gumbo, a melting pot with all kinds of people - the rich, the poor, white people, some Chinese, Filipino, Jewish and black people - they're all here. Votes: 0

You have to look at the fact that Hip Hop is under attack. It's not just Hip Hop but Black people, Latino people and all people are under attack for different things. Votes: 0

It's time for Black people to stop playing the separating game of geography, of where the slave ship put us down. We must concentrate on where the slave ship picked us up. Votes: 0

The black people's struggle has vanquished racism. It was God who created colour. Today Obama, a son of Kenya, a son of Africa, has made it in the United States of America. Votes: 0

I personally don't enjoy films that bring black people down. I find that a majority of the films that black people are starred in nowadays, are ones focused on gang violence or dancing. Votes: 0

I learned that if you bring black people together, you bring them together with a song. To this day, I don't understand how people think they can bring anybody together without a song. Votes: 0

One of the things I'm going to say out there is how grateful I am - and how grateful the world is - for the tremendous gift of the black people, of jazz. Votes: 0

I like a bit of color myself, I must say. At my time of life, if you wear nothing but black, people might think you were too mean to change frocks between funerals. Votes: 0

What I want to know is how the white man, with the blood of black people dripping off his fingers, can have the audacity to be asking black people [why] they hate him? Votes: 0

My black brothers and sisters - of all religious beliefs, or of no religious beliefs - we all have in common the greatest binding tie we could have. We are all black people! Votes: 0

The black people in this country are taught that their religion and the best religion is the religion of Islam, and when one accepts the religion of Islam, he's known as a Muslim. Votes: 0

I think it's very important that we don't sound like militants. Often what we do is we give a comment, and because it comes across with passion, then we're 'angry black people.' Votes: 0

I am for Obama, all the way. I don't support Obama just because he is a black man; I support him because he is an educated black man. He is making black people proud. Votes: 0

I am for Obama, all the way. I dont support Obama just because he is a black man; I support him because he is an educated black man. He is making black people proud. Votes: 0

I'm the only person on Earth who's not afraid to admit that black people are better dancers than white people! I said it, I said it! You were all thinking it, I said it! Votes: 0

I think the rich are too rich and the poor are too poor. I don't think the black people are going to rise at all; I think most of them are going to die. Votes: 0

I knew that I lived in a country in which the aspirations of black people were limited, marked-off. Yet I felt that I had to go somewhere and do something to redeem my being alive. Votes: 0

One of the worst things that happened to black people in America historically is integration. People ask me why I say that and I tell them it's because we gave up all of our control. Votes: 0

We're going to have to debunk the myth that Africa is a heaven for black people -- especially black women. We've been the mule of the world there and the mule of the world here. Votes: 0

I realized with Broadway everything written for black people is usually written in the past, and I'm kind of a contemporary guy. I don't think you want to see me in 'Raisin in the Sun'. Votes: 0

In my work and in myself I reflect black people, women and men, as I reflect others. One day even the most self-protective ones will look into the mirror I provide and not be afraid. Votes: 0