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I was a black singer with a white voice, a perfect pop voice.

~Brenda Holloway

Topics: Black Perfect Pop Singer Voice White

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I tend to look for the good in bad people and the bad in good people, to make them human. 'Cause I don't think that people generally are that black and white. Maybe in movie-land they can be... but that isn't necessarily all there is.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: Bad Bad People Black Black And White Cause Generally Good Good People Human Look Make Maybe Necessarily People Tend Them Think White

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A small-time hoodlum who had spent most of the 1960s at San Quentin State Prison in California, the 30-year-old Bryant claimed that he hijacked Flight 97 under orders from his higher-ups in the Black Panther Party; he said his mission was to arrange for the purchase of bazookas to aid the organization's struggle against oppression.

~Brendan I. Koerner

Topics: Against Aid Arrange Black Bryant California Claimed Flight Had He Hijacked His Mission Most Oppression Orders Organization Panther Party Prison Purchase Said San Spent State Struggle Who 1960S

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When I first read the script to 'Black Hawk Down,' I didn't think it was the greatest thing in the world - far from it. But I thought the script at least raised some very important questions that are missing from the final product.

~Brendan Sexton Iii

Topics: Black Down Far Final First Greatest Greatest Thing Hawk Important Least Missing Product Questions Raised Read Script Some Thing Think Thought Very World

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The film 'Black Hawk Down' paints the Somali people as wild savages.

~Brendan Sexton Iii

Topics: Black Down Film Hawk Paints People Savages Somali Wild

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I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.

~Brene Brown

Topics: Bad Belonging Black Black And White Certain Creativity Definite Discomfort Experiences Few Fullness Good Good And Bad Important Inability Joy Lean Limited Lot Love Making Name Spent Things Those Trust Trying Uncertainty Vulnerability White Wrought Years

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'The Black Prism' is a story of emperors and prisoners and magic set in a Mediterranean, 1600-esque world. It's a fantasy story; it's fast and fun and inventive.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: Black Fantasy Fast Fun Inventive Magic Mediterranean Prism Prisoners Set Story World

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'The Black Prism' is a story about two brothers who respect and fear and admire and contend with and shape each other. In other words, it's a story of normal brothers - who happen to be in extraordinary circumstances.

~Brent Weeks

Topics: About Admire Black Brothers Circumstances Contend Each Extraordinary Extraordinary Circumstances Fear Happen In Other Words Normal Other Prism Respect Shape Story Two Who Words

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When I go to Atlanta, I'm famous. I can get on a flight, anything. Because they're watching every show, and if you're black, you famous.

~Bresha Webb

Topics: Anything Atlanta Because Black Every Famous Flight Get Go Show Watching You I Can

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I went to a public high school and most of the comedy was coming from the black kids and the Asian kids and the Hispanic kids. And, the coolest kids to me where always the black kids. They were always fashion forward and they always dressed the coolest. They were always the best dancers, and just the coolest people.

~Brett Ratner

Topics: Always Asian Best Black Comedy Coming Coolest Dancers Dressed Fashion Forward High High School Hispanic Just Kids Me Most People Public School Were Where

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