“My mom was always a fan of just really elegant, sophisticated pieces. I mean we grew up in Maine, so we didn't have a lot of call for black tie or anything, but I think I definitely got that sensibility from her.” ThinkingMeanBlackPiecesFansGrewMomGrew UpMy MomTiesSophisticatedSensibilityElegantMaineBlack Tie Author:Anna Kendrick
“I am a huge fan of the Black woman. I never hesitate to recommend her when times are bad or things go wrong.” BlackFansHugeBlack Women Author:Nikki Giovanni
“I did Are We There Yet? because I wanted to do a movie for my fans' kids. Black kids don't really see movies on this budget for them, starring them. And there's so many white kids that love that movie.” KidsWantedBlackWhiteFansBudgets Author:Ice Cube
“Slashing its way to the finish line, Black Swan is the first ballet movie for highbrow horror fans for whom ballet itself signifies little to nothing. Those of us who know and love ballet can only look on it with a different kind of horror.” KnowsWayFirstsLooksKindLittlesDifferentBlackLinesFansHorrorAnd LoveBalletDifferent KindsSwansFinish LineBlack SwanHorror Fans Author:James Wolcott
“While I'm a big fan of science fiction, especially as rendered in expensive Hollywood blockbusters, it's the real universe that calls to me. To fall into a black hole, that is more amazing than anything I've ever read in a science-fiction story.” RealStoriesBigsFallUniverseBlackFictionFansHollywoodScience FictionHolesExpensiveBlack HoleBlockbusterFiction Stories Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“My fan base is extremely random. It's the 14-year-old white kid sitting next to your auntie from St. Luke's Baptist Church, to the 20-year-old Black girl who probably would go to a Rihanna concert, but she's coming to my show.” YearsShowsKidsGirlNextBlackChurchWhiteFansSittingConcertsBaptistsLukeBlack GirlAuntie Author:Robert Glasper