Carter G. Woodson (Carter Godwin Woodson) Quotes
At this moment, then, the Negroes must begin to do the very thing which they have been taught that they cannot do.
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Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials are not that great, people go for black, navy and grey.
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One of my personal plights in this business is about playing 'The Sassy Black Girl.'
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.
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I think that it's hard enough being an adolescent and wanting so much to fit in with your peers, your schoolmates, and to erase any sign of difference, to be part of the group. And being biracial but also being black in a predominately white school marked me as different.
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'Forrest Gump' is filled full of moments where your heart just cheers.
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The less I talk about being black, the better.
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All these police treating our people wrong, man. Black lives matter, but we got fans of all different colors, so all lives matter.
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It takes ground activity to stimulate that Black vote.
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I've had more ups than downs in my career. All you can do is keep working. You still have to take enjoyment out of what you're doing, and things will turn, and my smile has always been there. In good moments and bad.
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I love black truffles. I love white truffles.
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Don't squander beautiful moments by always trying to snap the perfect picture or record the event on film. Sometimes it's better to watch things as they happen with your own eyes, knowing that the memory of the experience will always be with you.
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There have been a lot of moments in my career when things haven't gone to plan.
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Poitier opened the doors to so many artists, not just black artists. There is a line that goes from black to Latin to Asian with regards to roles.
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You don't think it was because a white man wrote it, a black man wrote it, a green man wrote it. What - doesn't make a difference! Doesn't make a difference. I think he did a good job.
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Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me.
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I have four strikes against me. I'm black, I'm short, I'm intelligent, and I have a medical condition.
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It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings. Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.
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The fellow is an absolute outsider, anyone can see that. He’s got a great black beard, and wears patent leather boots in all weathers!
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The poet creates it; the people by recitation recreate it. Poet and reader (hearer) are moments of the same reality.
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We're very open and outspoken about our faith and our beliefs. We also talk about our doubts, our moments of insecurities. We talk about it all day, how we're inspired by God. We recognize little miracles every day, and that's how we're raising our daughter.
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At this moment, then, the Negroes must begin to do the very thing which they have been taught that they cannot do.
