“Why should not Africa give to the world its Black Rockefeller, Rothschild and Henry Ford? Now is the opportunity. Now is the chance for every Negro to make every effort toward a commercial, industrial standard that will make us comparable with the successful business men of other races.” MenWorldGivingShouldOpportunityBlackChanceEffortRaceSuccessfulStandardsSuccessful BusinessBusiness ManRothschild Book:The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans Source: The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, Or, Africa for the Africans
“There were so few black men who were successful and who successfully conveyed black male fear - how America can make you feel crazy, and how America can create interesting levels of contradiction.” MenFeelsAmericaBlackInterestingLevelsSuccessfulCrazyMalesContradictionBlack Males Author:Hilton Als
“If you're black, you can't just be ordinary. All successful black people are extraordinary. If you are tremendously successful, and you're black, you are extraordinary, or you wouldn't stand out in this world.” PeopleIfsWorldBlackSuccessfulThis WorldOrdinaryExtraordinaryBlack PeopleStanding Out Author:Tyler Perry
“I didn't like any British music before The Beatles. For me, it was all about black American music. But then I became a successful pop singer, even though the kind of music I liked was more elitist, which is what I'm trying to get back to.” TryingKindBlackSuccessfulMusic IsPopsBritishSingersGet BackElitistAmerican MusicBritish Music Author:Lulu
“Any successful black person will have to face suspicion within his or her own community about his or her loyalty to other blacks.” PersonsFacesBlackCommunitySuccessfulLoyaltySuspicionBlack Person Author:Randall Kennedy
“Barry Bonds is outspoken. I think that the people of Pittsburgh felt, it's a syndrome of you've got to apologize for being successful if you're successful (as well as) black and outspoken.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsFeltBlackSuccessfulBeing SuccessfulApologizingSyndromesOutspokenPittsburgh Author:Dave Parker
“Every day of my life I walk with the idea I am black no matter how successful I am.” IdeasMatterBlackWalksSuccessful Author:Danny Glover
“I've played lots of villains in my time and I think the reason they've been so successful is that they're not two-dimensional. They're not black and white. That's the gig.” ThinkingTwoReasonBlackWhiteSuccessfulMy TimeVillainBlack And WhiteGigs Author:Mark Strong
“Black folks are judged by quantity, not quality. It's a decimal point or figure. How different is that from slavery? There's no moral code, it's just about successful business for America.” DifferentAmericaBlackQualityMoralSuccessfulFiguresSlaveryFolksCodeJudgedQuantitySuccessful BusinessMoral CodeDecimals Author:Chuck D
“The internal sexism within womanhood is very predominant in Hollywood, because we all want to be successful. There's a plug to it: You all have to be skinny! You all have to be pretty! You all have to be likable, because that's the formula that works. On an executive level. On a power level. And it's not always the same working with black people, because of the internalized racism. The colorism.” PeopleWantBlackLevelsSuccessfulRacismHollywoodBeing SuccessfulInternalsExecutivesSexismFormulasBlack PeopleWomanhoodSkinnyPlugs Author:Viola Davis
“There are a lot of black men doing really well, taking care of their families, taking care of their wives, being successful, doing the right thing, promoting the right thing. There needs to be an evolution in our portrayal. We have to come together, pool our resources and tell our own stories. People won't respect us unless we make them.” PeopleMenNeedsWellsStoriesCareTogetherBlackSuccessfulWifeEvolutionResourcesRight ThingBeing SuccessfulPoolPromotingDoing The Right ThingPortrayalStory People Author:Thomas Jones