When I lost you...my world darkened beyond any known shade of black, and the only light that I have seen since is you...
I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.
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.
In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is.
When Kubrick decided to go the black comedy route with his movie, he thought of me to give it that flavor.
There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks. But do the intentions expressed in their words match the actual consequences of their deeds?
Part of the challenge of being a black Republican anywhere is that you start off with people walking in with chips on their shoulder trying to figure out what is wrong with you.
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.
What is the fabric of time like? Black silk? A smooth twill, a rough tweed? Or lacy and fragile like something Mrs. Baxter would knit?
Black people should have recognition for themselves and their backgrounds and their relationships with other people in the world and thus lose some of their alienation. This museum has certainly stood for that in this town.
I was never an R&B artist. People coined me one, but that's because, especially if you're in the States, if you're black and you sing, then you're R&B.
I collect cars and bikes. One of my most special rides is a black 1930s Cadillac V16, and then I've got a few West Coast choppers.
For a quick, healthy meal that's also fun for kids, I serve fish tacos: soft tortillas, lettuce, tomatoes, black beans and brown rice.
If you go down through the horizon of a black hole, at the center you don't find a tunnel that leads you to some other place in the universe.
I started training in martial arts when I was 7 years old. I got my first black belt at 13.
There are certain tuxes you can get away with a black tie, but with others, you'd be dishonoring the workmanship if you didn't wear a full bow tie.
If there's a black cat that crosses the street in my path, I will turn around and walk 20 minutes out of my way to not cross it.
I was on a beach in Hawaii for a video shoot once, and it was incredibly beautiful. It had very fine black sand with a silver sparkle running through it.
Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister, we will not have parity. It's very clear.
I am opposed to any individual taxes until we eliminate all of the unconstitutional agencies, and I suspect we wouldn't need a tax after that.
Occupy Wall Street didn't just spring from the earth organically, out of thin air. This was all part of the global socialist movement.
