I'm black because that's the way the world sees me.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I'm black.
I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.
I am black, and there's no getting around that, but being black doesn't define every aspect of my life.
The less I talk about being black, the better.
I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.
I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.
I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.
The race is your face. Obviously, I come from a mixed background. Who I am and how I look and being black.
It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor.
I would say I'm black because my parents said I'm black. I'm black because my mother's black. I'm black because I grew up in a family of all black people. I knew I was black because I grew up in an all-white neighborhood. And my parents, as part of their protective mechanisms that they were going to give to us, made it very clear what we were.