American music culture is black culture.

The stains could be seen only in the sunlight, so Ruth was never really aware of them until later, when she would stop at an outdoor cafe for a cup of coffee, and look down...

I honestly really, really love Topshop. I’ve bought a lot of booties from there. I think they have a great selection of really funky booties at Topshop. My splurge would be a pair of leather...

For the black man there is only one destiny. And it is white.

I’m hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I’d be pulling for him.

I personally don’t feel any pressure to make jokes about multiple baby-fathers and stereotypical black jokes, because one, that’s just not my life, and two, I wouldn’t even sound right talking about those things.

I’ve always been a tomboy. I’ve always liked to wear red, black, and white, and mostly pants.

Many of the Jews who owned the homes, the apartments in the black community, we considered them bloodsuckers because they took from our community and built their community but didn’t offer anything back to our...

If you think black people have a motivation problem, open up a Wal-Mart and advertise a thousand jobs. Watch 5,000 people show up.

Black people don’t have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.

…you can have a dark heart and be a writer, but you can’t have a black one..

Black people cannot look to government to solve their problems.

the man in black travels with your soul in his pocket.

I don’t really feel McCain. It ain’t just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.

The zenith of elegance in any woman’s wardrobe is the little black dress, the power of which suggests dash and refinement.

Slavery didn’t break up the black families as much as liberal welfare rules.

Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.

I grew up in a very racially integrated place called Pottstown. It was an agricultural / industrial town which has since become a suburb of Philadelphia. I grew up basically in a black neighborhood.

Education is indoctrination if you’re white – subjugation if you’re black.

Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black.

The Blues scene now is international. In the ’50s it was purely something that you would hear in black clubs, played by black musicians, especially in America. But from the ’60s onwards it changed.

All black Americans have slave names. They have white names; names that the slave master has given to them.

Maybe it’s a generational thing, but I never wanted to be the best black dancer in the world. I just wanted to be the best.

Then your heart is a black, shriveled thing, because you absolutely betray me.

No matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?

I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We’ve kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods, most of which people don’t need. I’m anti-consumerism; I own four pairs of...

So when you enjoy the beats, the rock music – maybe even toned down with an orchestra – you are enjoying the spirit of the black race. And that’s what I emphasize to the students.

Who ever thought to put the word “hero” in heroin?

I don’t stand for black man’s side, I don’t stand for white man’s side, I stand for God’s side.

Fans are what make a performer and I’ve always taken them seriously.

You may be tall; you may be short. You may be a black; you may be a white. One more thing to keep behind your mind is that you “your purpose is unique”. Anyone who...

I never really had to put much thought into my race, and neither did anybody else. I knew I was black. I knew there was a history that accompanied my skin color, and my parents...

…somewhere, on some subterranean level, her darkness and his may have connected.

The fear of blacks has become the dirty little secret of our political culture.

Do not trap yourself into an owl’s hooting soundwhere sad nights linger through the blackness of a hound

‘Don’t Look Back’ is my first YA contemporary mystery/thriller. It’s been described as ‘Black Swan’ meets ‘Pretty Little Liars’.

Many theaters are tackling the multifaceted work of black writers – established and emerging. Now the next step is for them to bring in audiences of color and continue to go out to our community...

My fingers combed through my dark hair, short and straight, landing in choppy, uneven ends nearly level with my chin. The color reminded me of every evil character in any fairytale. It seemed all were...

So for Bullitt, I just put my black hat back on.

Newman’s second law: Just when things look darkest, they go black.

First time I got the full sight of Shug Avery long black body with it black plum nipples, look like her mouth, I thought I had turned into a man

And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country.

The reason why Botswana has done very well is because it’s the only black African country which went back to its roots and built upon its own indigenous institutions.

I never thought we’d ever have a black president. President Obama has done such a tremendous job… He just has been unable to get what he needs to be moved at the level it should...

It’s hard to know which stars in the sky will turn into black holes. And which ones will open up worm holes into entire new universes.

Is that vodka?’ Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up from its chair in indignation. ‘Excuse me, your majesty,’ he squeaked, ‘do you think I would give vodka to a lady? That is pure spirit!

Sometimes I’m a black. Not everyone realizes blackness has to be conferred upon you again and again. It’s like getting your nails done. Or being pantsed. People assume I’m cool.

Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs… I knew that my heart would break if ever I put my foot down on that soil, moist, still, with...

I won an MVP trophy with the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association. I didn’t even start. I was a sub on this team. This was, like, an All-Star game where we had athletes from different...

As a child, I experienced black culture as many people did in America: on the TV, radio, and stages.