It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than... →
James Weldon Johnson
When I go in to see people - and I sell an occasional ad now - I never say, 'Help me because I am black' or 'Help me because I am a... →
John H. Johnson
I wrote two poems about the '81 uprisings: 'Di Great Insohreckshan' and 'Mekin Histri.' I wrote those two poems from the... →
Linton Kwesi Johnson
A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Did Larry Bird really play that good?' I said, 'Larry Bird is so good it's frightening.'
Magic Johnson
When I was a teenager, my parents made me take a part-time job at the local Black Eyed Pea, which was a home-cooked-food family restaurant.
Ashley Jones
I will be the first black James Bond.
Dhani Jones
I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old.
Grace Jones
There haven't been enough profound things written about what being black means and what a black character is. Nobody knows.
James Earl Jones
I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning, and that created a certain... →
I want to see as many black professionals as possible.
Orlando Jones