No matter who you are, black, white, green, there's going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.
There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I'm black.
We want to live in the black and white, but we don't. The world is gray. And, I'm always fascinated by people who are clearly, 'This is black and this is white, and that's the way life is.' Life always has something to say about that.
Like, you can't tell a certain race, like, 'You're supposed to act this way, and you're not supposed to act this way because of what color you are,' like, that's just holding everybody back, you know what I'm saying?
I am black or white, I'll never be grey in my life.
There was a while when I was feeling like, 'Damn, if I'd just been born black, I would not have to go through all this'.
I am black, and there's no getting around that, but being black doesn't define every aspect of my life.
I'm black because that's the way the world sees me.
Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain.
I decided, if I'm going to be poor and black and all, the least thing I'm going to do is to try and find out who I am. I created everything about me.