Quotes tagged "black-people"

I don't fancy colors of the face, I'm always attracted to colors of the brain.
— Michael Bassey Johnson

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In the future, as in the present, as in the past, black people will build many new worlds. This is true. I will make it so. And you will help me.
— N.K. Jemisin

Tags: writing-while-black, writing, hope, creating, black-people, art

I understand we all have our differences. But while learning about history I've read about white people coming together, Jews coming together, Spanish coming together, different cultures and religions understanding and coming together despite their differences. Slavery was never something that shocked me. What shocks me is how black people have not yet overcome the odds and we're such strong smart people. Why we can't just stand together?
— Jonathan Anthony Burkett