1,474 Quotes About Black

  • Author Nayyirah Waheed
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    always docile.always stud.always inept.always killing.always ugly.always dumb.always drugs.always loathing.always tragic.always lurking.always animal.always respectable. politics.always high white.always fetish black.always unpowered.always hyperbolic.always fear.always on fire.always impotent.always destruction.always spectacle.always shatter.always exacted into the perfect porn star.to bring the world to orgasm.— emotional porn (the black image industry)

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  • Author Ijeoma Oluo
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    But we live in a society where if you're a person of color, a disabled person, a single mother, or an LGBT person, you have to be exceptional. And if you are exceptional, by the standards put forth by white supremacists patriarchy, and you are lucky, you will most likely just barely get by. There's nothing inspirational about that.

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  • Author Dilman Dila
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    You’re not a human in a dog’s body,” Granny finally said, still watching the ice as it floated towards the ceiling.“I am,” Red_Bati said.“Humans have spirits,” Granny said. “You don’t.”“I do,” Red_Bati said.“You can’t,” Granny said. “Why not? I’m aware of myself.

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  • Author Alice Walker
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    Can you picture it at all, Celie? Because I felt like i was seeing black for the first time. And Celie, there is something magical about it. Because the black is so black the eye is simply dazzled, and there is the shining that seems to come, really from moonlight, it is so luminous, but their skin glows even in the sun.

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