Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.
Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form.
I have a black belt in sarcasm, and my wit is like lightning.
Then your heart is a black, shriveled thing, because you absolutely betray me.
We can cry for years but sometimes gotta smile too.
What a lover’s heart knows let no man’s brain dispute.
In a game of chess, someone has to take the black pieces.
I love mayonnaise. Every birthday when I was a kid I'd go to Black Angus and just dip my burger in mayo.
The best way to protect young black, brown, men of color, women of color, is to actually stop profiling, stop the prejudice, and stop the judgment first.
Obama was the best thing for black nerds everywhere. Finally we had a role model. Before Obama, we basically had Urkel.
As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in TV I was offered a whole spectrum of parts.
One of the techniques terrorists employ is to allege torture and mistreatment when they are captured, regardless of whether it is true.
When I got to Grinnell College, I was part of the black turtleneck sweater and Camel cigarette crowd of poets and writers.
Becoming a resident of a state may confer the right to get a driver's license, but it does not and should not confer citizenship.
ERA means abortion funding, means homosexual privileges, means whatever else.
Yeah I think Pitch Black was edgy, I think that's what worked for our film.
If there was no black man there would be no Rock'n'Roll. The beat, the rhythms of Africa are what created Rock'n'Roll and Jazz.
When you're black in Hollywood, you know, your first role is going to be on a crime drama. That's - everybody knows that.
There's a difference... between the kind of woman you would bang and the kind of woman you would marry.
We need more male black teachers, tempting them with extra cash if necessary.
Not everyone is capable of sacrificing his own life. So it is, always has been and always will be.
