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I'm black because that's the way the world sees me.

I am black, and there's no getting around that, but being black doesn't define every aspect of my life.

We all have these challenges and stereotypes that exist, but you can't let that hold you down... If that's the first thing you think about as a black woman - the challenge that lies ahead - you are thinking in the wrong direction, in my opinion.

All black women aren't sassy, loud, difficult, or subservient. We are, in fact, very complex and very diverse, living very complex and diverse lives. That point cannot be made enough.

I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.

I don't know that I constantly think about being a black woman.

We as black people are not a monolithic bunch. We are not all the same, and neither are women. Instead, we are all individuals who have these extraordinary stories to tell and share with each other that will enrich all of our lives and help us all become more ourselves and better people.

I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person.

There are so many stereotypes of how you have to be as a black man, growing up in the community as a man.