“That's the nature of my [stand-up] act: black man with a white baby.” MenBlackWhiteBaby Author:W. Kamau Bell
“I'm of the opinion that if you step on stage and you're not a straight white male, you're automatically making a political statement whether you know it or not.” IfsKnowsPoliticalWhiteStepsOpinionStageMalesStatements Author:W. Kamau Bell
“There is a linear way in which black comedians are expected to talk about race by all audiences - black people are like this, white people are like this - and it really is hard to break through that. I never was doing it that way.” PeopleWayHardBlackWhiteRaceBreakAudienceExpectedComedianBlack PeopleLinearBreak Through Author:W. Kamau Bell
“I'm most biased about how white people have to learn to shut up when the conversation of racism comes up. White people have to learn to listen. Whether they agree with what they're hearing or not, they have to know to shut up and listen.” PeopleKnowsWhiteConversationRacismAgreeCome UpHearingShut UpBiased Author:W. Kamau Bell
“You might not agree with something, but it doesn't mean you don't need to listen to it. White people have to accept that they don't always know about racism.” PeopleKnowsNeedsMeanMightWhiteAcceptingRacismAgree Author:W. Kamau Bell
“As a person of color, you're in a PhD level racism class, every day. Every day, I'm in a deep racism seminar. And I'm not saying that white people aren't taking that class, but they don't show up that often and they're auditing it.” PeoplePersonsShowsWhiteLevelsClassColorRacismSeminarsPhds Author:W. Kamau Bell