Black Quotes
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Where are Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton? They don't speak for Black America, and they don't speak for me.
Darryl Glenn
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My computer background is a black and white picture I took of the Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum in Brazil.
Emma Ishta
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The less I talk about being black, the better.
Idris Elba
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It could have been worse. I could have been born black.
Stevie Wonder
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Needless to say, I would have loved to have been a black belt instead of actually just wearing one to hold up my pants!
Octavia Spencer
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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.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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I've always said if you're comparing movies to music, then horror would be the black metal of the categories.
Lauren Ashley Carter
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So black people all across this country are uniting. They must unite, and they must organize themselves.
H. Rap Brown
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'Misty of Chincoteague', 'The Black Stallion', the 'Saddle Club' books, I read 'em all. I was horse-crazy.
Maggie Stiefvater
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I've made a career writing about fictitious anti-heroes. To create these worlds, I've spent a lot of time with active members on both sides of the law. And if I had to pick the most interesting of the two, the choice is obvious - we all love the guys in black.
Kurt Sutter
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My basics are black, white, or neutral, and I'll wear a ton of jewelry or carry a brightly colored bag.
Rachel Zoe
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My school was 90 percent white, but 90 percent of the kids I played with were black. So I got the best of both worlds. I think that is where my comedy developed.
Will Smith
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My dream part would be to play Mitt Romney's sarcastic black maid. We could call it 'Mammy & Me.'
Natasha Leggero
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
Dan Buettner
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My mum is black, my dad is white, and when I was a teenager, people would say, 'So what are you? Are you black? Or white? What are you more of?'
Fleur East
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Hey, you know something people? I'm not black,But there's a whole lots a times I wish I could say I'm not white.
Frank Zappa
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In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.
Verne Troyer
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We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
Rand Paul
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Most makeup campaigns are not in black and white.
Carine Roitfeld
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After Halle Berry does her films and Queen Latifah does her films, it's left to all the black, Latino and Asian actresses to fight over a couple of roles. I opted for some TV. There's just not a ton of work in film.
Gabrielle Union
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My husband cooks fancier food for himself than I've ever cooked on-air. I call him from the road, and he's making champagne-vanilla salmon or black-cherry pork chop. Half of me is feeling unworthy. Not only am I not a chef, I'm not a better cook than my own husband!
Rachael Ray
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'For their abuse of the Black African race, the whites will be cursed, unless they repent.'
Brigham Young
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In my time, I experienced a black man not being able to be the quarterback of a football team.
Larry Wilmore
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Part of my preparation is I go and ask the kit man what colour we're wearing - if it's red top, white shorts, white socks or black socks. Then I lie in bed the night before the game and visualise myself scoring goals or doing well.
Wayne Rooney