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Black Quotes

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent of the vote Picture Quote #1

I just don’t think there are any rules to color. You have a small space with no windows? Put lamps in there, make it dramatic, paint the ceiling black. Do something with it. If it’s dark, accentuate the darkness Picture Quote #1

All my friends were in the park smoking weed and getting pregnant. I didn’t want to be the young black girl having a baby, a baby’s father, being on welfare. That wasn’t going to be my story Picture Quote #1

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their heels off his neck, and let him have a chance to rise by his own efforts Picture Quote #1

I actually had kind of one of those crazy experiences where when I hit, it was black out excruciating pain, and then white out absence of pain, and the subconscience thought that I want to go back Picture Quote #1

I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people Picture Quote #1

Integration is a man’s ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone wants to live in a white neighborhood and he is black, that is his choice. It should be his rights. It is not because white people will not allow him Picture Quote #1

It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations Picture Quote #1

One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there has been no national organization which could speak to the growing militancy of young black people in the urban ghetto Picture Quote #1

This is our culture, and I don’t care who the musician is, if he avoids black people, then he is scared of something. He doesn’t have confidence in himself or else he doesn’t believe in what he’s doing Picture Quote #1

I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control Picture Quote #1

The black holes of nature are the most perfect macroscopic objects there are in the universe: the only elements in their construction are our concepts of space and time Picture Quote #1

I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it Picture Quote #1

I also believe that you are what you have to defend, and if you’re a black man that’s always going to be the bar against which you are judged, whether you want to align yourself with those themes or not. You can think of yourself as a colourless person, but nobody else is gonna Picture Quote #1

I want to see somebody go to jail over the financial crisis and not just black, brown and poor whites over humbles and minor drug beefs Picture Quote #1

We’re always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don’t know if that’s going to change Picture Quote #1

You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a generous man tries to help me out, a woman is here to hold his arm and prevent him from acting Picture Quote #1

I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly Picture Quote #1

I decided, if I’m going to be poor and black and all, the least thing I’m going to do is to try and find out who I am. I created everything about me Picture Quote #1

It is not the intelligent woman v. the ignorant woman; nor the white woman v. the black, the brown, and the red, it is not even the cause of woman v. man. Nay, tis woman’s strongest vindication for speaking that the world needs to hear her voice Picture Quote #1

I also wanted to do something that I hadn’t really seen in almost any black novels, which was a complex love story in which both people were extremely intelligent and talented and understood a lot of things and were still at odds getting it together Picture Quote #1

And I guess what I would say is that we can’t think narrowly about movements for black liberation and we can’t necessarily see this class division as simply a product or a certain strategy that black movements have developed for liberation Picture Quote #1

That’s true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of black people and other people of color being thrown into a status that involves work in alternative economies and increasing numbers of people who are incarcerated Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’m playing dark history. It’s beyond black. I’m dealing with the dark things of the cosmos Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’m sure that you could go back and make a graph showing that all the killings of black males increased in times of economic difficulty. As a matter of fact, a black man was lynched last year Picture Quote #1

Why would you create a movie for black people if you don’t understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it for? You need historical perspective to make sound decisions Picture Quote #1

My work ethic came from my parents and my fear of failure. I came from a small, predominantly black school and I didn’t want to let them down Picture Quote #1

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Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent of the vote (Black Quotes) I just don’t think there are any rules to color. You have a small space with no windows? Put lamps in there, make it dramatic, paint the ceiling black. Do something with it. If it’s dark, accentuate the darkness (Black Quotes) All my friends were in the park smoking weed and getting pregnant. I didn’t want to be the young black girl having a baby, a baby’s father, being on welfare. That wasn’t going to be my story (Black Quotes) All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their heels off his neck, and let him have a chance to rise by his own efforts (Black Quotes) I actually had kind of one of those crazy experiences where when I hit, it was black out excruciating pain, and then white out absence of pain, and the subconscience thought that I want to go back (Black Quotes) I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people (Black Quotes) Integration is a man’s ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone wants to live in a white neighborhood and he is black, that is his choice. It should be his rights. It is not because white people will not allow him (Black Quotes) It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations (Black Quotes) One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there has been no national organization which could speak to the growing militancy of young black people in the urban ghetto (Black Quotes) This is our culture, and I don’t care who the musician is, if he avoids black people, then he is scared of something. He doesn’t have confidence in himself or else he doesn’t believe in what he’s doing (Black Quotes) I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control (Black Quotes) The black holes of nature are the most perfect macroscopic objects there are in the universe: the only elements in their construction are our concepts of space and time (Black Quotes) I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it (Black Quotes) I also believe that you are what you have to defend, and if you’re a black man that’s always going to be the bar against which you are judged, whether you want to align yourself with those themes or not. You can think of yourself as a colourless person, but nobody else is gonna (Black Quotes) I want to see somebody go to jail over the financial crisis and not just black, brown and poor whites over humbles and minor drug beefs (Black Quotes) We’re always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don’t know if that’s going to change (Black Quotes) You know what black hatred women feel toward me as soon as they see me, until I return inside my shell, they use every possible weapon. As soon as a generous man tries to help me out, a woman is here to hold his arm and prevent him from acting (Black Quotes) I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly (Black Quotes) I decided, if I’m going to be poor and black and all, the least thing I’m going to do is to try and find out who I am. I created everything about me (Black Quotes) It is not the intelligent woman v. the ignorant woman; nor the white woman v. the black, the brown, and the red, it is not even the cause of woman v. man. Nay, tis woman’s strongest vindication for speaking that the world needs to hear her voice (Black Quotes) I also wanted to do something that I hadn’t really seen in almost any black novels, which was a complex love story in which both people were extremely intelligent and talented and understood a lot of things and were still at odds getting it together (Black Quotes) And I guess what I would say is that we can’t think narrowly about movements for black liberation and we can’t necessarily see this class division as simply a product or a certain strategy that black movements have developed for liberation (Black Quotes) That’s true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of black people and other people of color being thrown into a status that involves work in alternative economies and increasing numbers of people who are incarcerated (Black Quotes) 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 (Black Quotes) 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 (Black Quotes) I’m playing dark history. It’s beyond black. I’m dealing with the dark things of the cosmos (Black Quotes) 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 (Black Quotes) I’m sure that you could go back and make a graph showing that all the killings of black males increased in times of economic difficulty. As a matter of fact, a black man was lynched last year (Black Quotes) Why would you create a movie for black people if you don’t understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it for? You need historical perspective to make sound decisions (Black Quotes) My work ethic came from my parents and my fear of failure. I came from a small, predominantly black school and I didn’t want to let them down (Black Quotes)

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