“I grew up in a very bohemian environment in southern Sweden, so I was always, always, always in black jeans.” BlackEnvironmentGrewGrew UpSouthernJeansSwedenBohemian Author:Johan Lindeberg
“In the rural South, 'Bubba' is like how people say 'dude' in California. It's a name for a regular Southern man. I know a Chinese Bubba, a black Bubba.” PeopleKnowsMenNamesBlackSouthChineseCaliforniaSouthernBubba Author:Bubba Sparxxx
“My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel is the English child, But I am black as if bereaved of light.” IfsChildrenSoulLightMotherBlackWhiteAngelMy SoulSouthernBores Author:William Blake
“Sex and racism have always been tied together. Look at the thousands of black men who got lynched and castrated. The reason the Klan came into being was to protect white southern women.” MenLooksReasonTogetherSexBlackWhiteProtectRacismSouthernTiedSouthern Women Author:Spike Lee
“There are a lot of good comics, no doubt, but as far as the quality of the comics goes, I think what you have is a bunch of situational comics - there are black comics that work only black crowds, gay comics that do only gay crowds, and southern comics that only work down South, and so on with Asian, Latino, Indian, midgets, etc. The previous generation's comics were better because they had to make everybody laugh.” ThinkingBlackQualityLaughingDoubtGenerationsGaySouthCrowdsBunchIndianNo DoubtEtcSouthernAsianLatinoMidgetPrevious Generations Author:Chris Rock
“At first I read mostly books by Southern authors - black and white - because almost all the people I knew were born and raised in the South, starting with my mother. I remember I got a lot of Erskine Caldwell.” PeopleFirstsBookRememberMotherBlackBornWhiteSouthRaisedStartingSouthernBlack And WhiteBorn And RaisedRaised In The South Author:Edward P. Jones
“It was the world of Southern, rural, black growing up, of folks sitting on porches day and night, of folks calling your mama, 'cause you walked by and didn't speak, and of the switch waiting when you got home so that you could be taught some manners. It was a world of single black older women schoolteachers, dedicated, tough; they had taught your mama, her sisters, and her friends. They knew your people in ways that you never would and shared their insight, keeping us in touch with generations. It was a world where we had a history.” PeopleWorldWayHomeNightSpeakCausesWaitingBlackHistoryGrowing UpGrowingGenerationsTaughtCallingSittingToughFolksInsightMannersSouthernDedicatedMamaDay And NightPorchOlder Women Author:Bell Hooks
“I don't do drugs. Because my grandmother raised me. I think like an old, black, Southern woman. If I'd have done coke, I'd probably be cooking pancakes.” IfsThinkingDoneBlackDrugCookingRaisedGrandmotherSouthernMy GrandmotherCokePancakesSouthern Women Author:Paul Mooney
“Being a black rapper is like being a Southern, socialite woman: You're always worried about appearances.” BlackAppearanceWorriedSouthernRapperSocialites Author:Killer Mike
“I find in my poetry and prose the rhythms and imagery of the best - I mean, when I'm at my best - of the good Southern black preachers. The lyricism of the spirituals and the directness of gospel songs and the mystery of blues are in my music or in my poetry and prose, or I missed everything.” MeanSongBlackMysteryRhythmProseSouthernPreacherImageryGospel Songs Author:Maya Angelou