Charlamagne tha God Quotes

Part of the history of black people in the western hemisphere, in some ways, has been fleeing from this notion that they were black. So I can represent an ideal, and with that, you can demonstrate that there is nothing to be afraid of, nothing to run from, and that, in fact, a good deal of beauty that resides there.

I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

The way I was taught, being black was a plus, always. Being a human being, being in America, and being black, all three were the greatest things that could happen to you. The combination was unbeatable.

Black Consciousness therefore takes cognizance of the deliberateness of God's plan in creating Black people black.

The black man should seek to be, and he should be encouraged to be, the best possible black man and not the best possible imitation of a white man.

I write because I am a Black woman, listening attentively to her people.

Jesse Jackson has to get back to "I am somebody" instead of "I am some color."

When I walk out into the street or go to the toilet, I don't think of myself as being black. Of course, other people think of me as black when I walk into a pub. Obviously being black is a part of me.

I am particularly conscious of my connection to the poets of the Harlem Renaissance because I, too, am a Black poet, born into, and shaped by, the very community in which those poets of the past produced so much of the work we associate with the Harlem Renaissance. We speak from the same place, both literally and metaphorically.

I'm a black woman every day, and I'm not confused about that. I'm not worried about that. I don't need to have a discussion with you about how I feel as a black woman, because I don't feel disempowered as a black woman.

I've always known the greatness of black people.

Everything the black people are doing comes from the Honorable Elijah Mohammed. They are black now, they don't want to be called Negroes. This come from the Honorable Elijah Mohammed.

In all fields black consciousness seeks to talk to the black man in a language that is his own

Black people are the most talented people in the world.

To be young, gifted and black!

Black love is Black wealth and they'll probably talk about my hard childhood and never understand that all the while I was quite happy

I'm African American / I'm African / I'm black as the moon.

We black women are the single group in the West intact. And anybody can see we're pretty shaky. We are, however (all praises), the only group that derives its identity from itself.

I never have a problem with being black. I have a problem with the easy association of what that means to some people.

You must begin to define yourself. You must begin to define your Black heritage.

These days I find myself wanting to avoid being pigeon-holed, ghettoized, held in a different category than other authors. And when people ask me if I'm a black writer, or just a writer who happens to be black, I tend to say that it's either a dumb question or a question which happens to be dumb.

I man don't come red, I come Black

The New Black doesn’t blame other races for our issues. The New Black dreams and realizes that it’s not a pigmentation: it’s a mentality and it’s either going to work for you, or it’s going to work against you. And you’ve got to pick the side you’re going to be on.

If you're black, you can't just be ordinary. All successful black people are extraordinary.

Don't make a black woman take off her earrings".