#black

Who's your daddy?' Myrnin stared at him as if he'd gone completely mental. 'Excuse me? ↗

— Rachel Caine

#funny #humor #myrnin #rachel-caine #shane-collins

Years ago I wanted to buy an apartment in New York City. I was a single female - I had gone through my divorce - I had three children, I was in show business and black. It was, like, impossible. ↗

— Diana Ross

#apartment #black #business #buy #children

The realities are that, you know, as a black man, you know, Barack can get shot going to the gas station, you know. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#black #gas #gas station #get #going

There has always been quite a strong black and white art tradition in Australia, with quite a large contingent of cartoonists, given the size of the population. ↗

— Pat Oliphant

#art #australia #been #black #black and white

I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#being #black #christian #consider #father

I have a bee in my bonnet as to how few black historical figures one sees on film; incredible stories, stories from which we are living the legacy and which just don't get made. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#black #few #figures #film #get

I think until Britain acknowledges just how much of a presence black people had here before the Sixties, then there are certain stories that are not going to be inclusive of what I have to offer. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#black #britain #certain #going #had

People would say you look weak if you're not cursing the opposition and driving around in a big black car while always wearing a tie. Above all, to be 'strong' you're always supposed to be giving orders. ↗

— Georgios A. Papandreou

#always #around #big #black #car

Sorrows are like thunderclouds, in the distance they look black, over our heads scarcely gray. ↗

— Jean Paul

#distance #gray #heads #like #look

Oh, I will always be honest with my music. The records are black boxes for me. Like if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write. ↗

— Katy Perry

#always #am #black #boxes #convictions