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After 27 years, I walked out of my first one a few months ago. Black Sheep with Chris Farley.

~Gene Siskel

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I saw a play in a black box theatre, and it changed my life.

~Geneva Carr

Topics: Black Box Changed Life My Life Play Saw Theatre

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The contribution of Anthony William Greig to English cricket has been underestimated because of his allegiance to Kerry Packer and his choice to recruit players for World Series Cricket while still the England captain. His critics hold that as a black mark against him, which rules out anything else he may have done.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Against Allegiance Anything Anything Else Because Been Black Captain Choice Contribution Cricket Critics Done Else England English He Him His Hold Kerry Mark May Out Players Recruit Rules Series Still Underestimated Which While William World World Series

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You go through the Civil Rights struggle, everybody knew the songs - 'We shall overcome.' Everybody would sing it. Music helped us. James Brown, 'Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud.' They helped black people figure out how to navigate what was a very treacherous place in America for them.

~Geoffrey Canada

Topics: America Black Brown Civil Civil Rights Everybody Figure Go Helped How James James Brown Knew Loud Music Navigate Out Overcome People Place Proud Rights Say Shall Sing Songs Struggle Them Through Us Very Would You

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You don't need someone destroying you when your own people are the worst messengers possible. And this is what black people in America have not come to grips with.

~Geoffrey Canada

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The real Jack Johnson was both more and less than those who loved or those who hated him ever knew. He embodied American individualism in its purest form; nothing - no law or custom, no person white or black, male or female - could keep him for long from whatever he wanted.

~Geoffrey Ward

Topics: American Black Both Could Custom Embodied Ever Female Form Hated He Him Individualism Jack Johnson Keep Knew Law Less Long Loved Male More No Law Nothing Person Purest Real Than Those Wanted Whatever White Who

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When I first saw California, it was extraordinary. Because I came from old, black, dark England, still recovering from World War II. I grew up with bomb sites everywhere.

~Geoffrey West

Topics: Because Black Bomb California Came Dark England Everywhere Extraordinary First Grew Old Recovering Saw Sites Still Up War World World War World War Ii I Came

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One of the things about being a minority actor is that you don't have that opportunity as some of your counterparts to keep that flow, to constantly be going from one thing to the other, so when you see really great performances out there by some black folks, you know it's coming from somewhere deep, because they just don't work as much.

~Georg Stanford Brown

Topics: About Actor Because Being Black Coming Constantly Counterparts Deep Flow Folks Going Great Just Keep Know Minority Much One Of The Things One Thing Opportunity Other Out Performance Really See Some Somewhere Thing Things Work You Your

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Black frost. The ground is hard, the air tastes bitter. Your stars cluster in evil signs.

~Georg Trakl

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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.

~George Ayittey

Topics: African Back Because Black Built Country Done Indigenous Institutions Only Own Reason Roots Very Well Which Why

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