“I write because I am a Black woman, listening attentively to her people.” PeopleWritingBlackListeningBlack Women Author:Maya Angelou
“I grew up in predominantly black neighborhoods and went to predominantly black schools. And hip-hop is what I grew up listening to in my teenage years. Basically I'm just being myself.” YearsSchoolBlackListeningGrewGrew UpHip HopHipsHopsNeighborhoodJust BeingTeenageBeing MyselfTeenage Years Author:Mark Wahlberg
“Socially, hip-hop has done more for racial camaraderie in this country than any one thing. 'Cause guys like me, my kids - everyone under 45 either grew up loving hip-hop or hating hip-hop, but everyone under 45 grew up very aware of hip-hop. So when you're a white kid and you're listening to this music and you're being exposed to it every day on MTV, black people become less frightening. This is just a reality. What hip-hop has done bringing people together is enormous.” PeopleCountryDoneRealityKidsTogetherGuyHateCausesBlackWhiteOne ThingListeningGrewGrew UpHip HopEnormousLike MeHipsHopsBlack PeopleExposedFrighteningMtvCamaraderie Author:Michael Rapaport
“When you are trying to get a shot, you can't be pleasing everybody. And I tend to be sort of collaborative and a bit of a pleaser. And when I'm directing, people just sort of call me Black Hat Gabriela. Because suddenly they're like, "What happened to you?" Because I stop listening. And I feel strident. I feel rude. And I feel un-collaborative.” PeopleFeelsTryingBitsBlackHappenedListeningShotsHatsCall MeRudePleasersBlack Hats Author:Liz W. Garcia