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Nothing is black or white, nothing's 'us or them.' But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There's incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.

There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or physical devastation.

I'm satisfied it's very black, meaning 'in the black'.

I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love.

From infancy, I have relied on the fiercely sweet spirits of black men; and this is abundantly clear in my work.

I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe.

There's one more thing I want to say. It's a touchy subject. Black beauty. Black sensuality. We live in a culture where the beauty of black people isn't always as celebrated as other types. I'd like to help change that if I can!

Fashion for my mother was about asserting and demonstrating you had aesthetics, tastes, sensibility, manners, beauty - qualities that black people were always trying to prove they possessed, because it was often assumed that we didn't.

Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.

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