Quotes About Race

Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother's sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until this happens.

I came from a divorced mother and father, obviously mixed race.

My father is black and my mother is white. Therefore, I could answer to either, which kind of makes me a racial Lone Ranger, caught between two communities.

I come from an interracial family: My father is from Nigeria, and so he is African-American, and my mother is American and white, so I rarely see skin color. It's never an issue for me.

My mother is Irish, my father is black and Venezuelan, and me - I'm tan, I guess.

I think that people assumed I was white because of my last name. My father is Caucasian, my mother is Hispanic. But English was my second language, believe it or not.

I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.

My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel is the English child, But I am black as if bereaved of light.

My father has passed away. He was African-American. My mother is white. So I was adopted by a couple that was of a similar dynamic as my biological parents.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Only think of two things - the report of the pistol and the tape. When you hear one, run like hell until you break the other.

No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them.

I swam the race like I trained to swim it. It is not mathematical. I just let my body do it. It is a lot easier if you let your body do what it is trained for.

Nice guys may appear to finish last, but usually they are running a different race.

Be it Schumacher or a Shoe-maker, we are all racing toward the same finishline. Realizing the fragility of life can race you to greatness

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.

It's very strange how electronic music formatted itself and forgot that its roots are about the surprise, freedom, and the acceptance of every race, gender, and style of music into this big party.

Theres two kinds of music: black soul music, and the white imitation thereof.

The problem is the following, black music is increasing encumbered by white elements, often pleasant but always superfluous, easily and advantageously replaced with black elements.

It was unlikely that anyone had ever heard a black person sing country music.

You get below the Mason-Dixon line and you have some of the best music, culture, the two races, the literature, and it's so rich.

Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught them songs and loves the race of bards.

So when you enjoy the beats, the rock music - maybe even toned down with an orchestra - you are enjoying the spirit of the black race. And that's what I emphasize to the students.

It's not very long ago that we were all singing country music. And country music is equally black as it is white and that's important to recognize.