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Black culture is something I don't relate to much at all.

~Dennis Rodman

Topics: Black Culture Much Relate Something

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I go out with white women. This makes a lot of people unhappy, mostly black women.

~Dennis Rodman

Topics: Black Go Lot Makes Mostly Out People Unhappy White Women

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I understand what rappers are talking about. I think rap is less about educating people about the black community and more about making money.

~Dennis Rodman

Topics: About Black Black Community Community Educating Less Making Making Money Money More People Rap Rappers Talking Think Understand I Think

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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.

~Denzel Washington

Topics: Am Answer Background Basis Black Cultural Every Genetic Historical Makeup Nor Proud Question Very Which Who I Am

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Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are.

~Denzel Washington

Topics: Actor Black Black Or White Come Good Good Actor Good Parts Hard How Matter Opportunity Parts Shot White Without You

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I got into this thing called the National Youth Theatre, and to me, that was all about the status quo. It seemed to me like 'Downton Abbey' - all the working-class and black people were playing servants, or the gravedigger in 'Hamlet,' and the boys from Eton and posh private schools got Hamlet, all the big roles.

~Deobia Oparei

Topics: Abbey About Big Black Boy Downton Abbey Got Hamlet Like Me National People Playing Posh Private Quo Roles Schools Seemed Servants Status Status Quo Theatre Thing Were Working-Class Youth

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I can adapt to any environment or any situation I need to, so I am ready to go to Russia. You take what you get or start crying about it, but I am re-doing 'Rocky IV.' I am doing the black 'Rocky.'

~Deontay Wilder

Topics: About Adapt Am Any Black Crying Doing Environment Get Go Need Ready Rocky Russia Situation Start Take You I Am I Can

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As a gay black man, it's important to me to show up - that I'm able to show up as my whole self, in every space that I'm in, because that's how I'm able to be the most true to who I am.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Able Am Because Black Every Gay How Important Man Me Most Self Show Space True Up Who Whole I Am

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It is not a new tactic for people to use any avenue they can to silence black activists.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Activists Any Avenue Black New People Silence Tactic Use

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Everybody has told the story of black people in struggle except black people. The black people in the struggle haven't had the means to tell the story historically. There were a million slaves, but you see very few slave narratives. And that is intentional.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Black Everybody Except Few Had Historically Intentional Means Million Narratives People See Slave Slaves Story Struggle Tell Very Were You

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