“What the color is, who the daddy be, who the mama is don’t mean nothin’. We family, carin’ for each other. Family make us strong in times of trouble. We all stick together, help each other out. That the real meanin’ of family. When you grow up, you take that family feelin’ with you.” MeanRealHelpingTogetherStrongGrowsGrowing UpTroubleColorSticksDaddyMamaHelping Each OtherTimes Of Trouble Book:The Kitchen House: A Novel Source: The Kitchen House: A Novel
“My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of The Color Purple. It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.” DifferentGrowing UpGrowingTreeColorVersionsDesperationPurpleTwistedSoundtracksBronx Book:I Am the New Black Source: I Am the New Black
“Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, the color of my skin and my rather peculiar background as an Ethiopian immigrant delineated the border of my life and friendships. I learned quickly how to stand alone.” Growing UpGrowingColorSkinsBackgroundsBordersImmigrantsChicagoPeculiarSuburbsStand Alone Author:Dinaw Mengestu
“I have always championed the concept of administrators of color. My mother worked in advertising, and growing up, I saw my mother's community of women working behind the scenes. I had the opportunity from a young age to know that I could do this work.” KnowsAgeYoungMotherOpportunityCommunityBehindsGrowing UpSawsGrowingColorSceneConceptsAdvertisingYoung AgeBehind The ScenesAdministratorsWorking Behind The Scenes Author:Lisa Lucas
“So you grow up with those messages, "You're a failure, you embarrass me, that's why I dress you in dark colors etc." or even when parents commit suicide, the child may think they were a failure as a child causing that. The majority of those people who weren't loved turn to drugs and alcohol and suicide.” PeopleThinkingMayChildrenTurnsGrowsParentDarkGrowing UpColorDrugMessagesDressesSuicideMajorityAlcoholCommitEtcDrugs And AlcoholDark Colors Author:Bernie Siegel
“If the eye is constantly greeted by harmonious objects, having elegance of form and color, a standard of taste naturally grows up.” IfsEyeFormGrowsGrowing UpObjectsColorTasteStandardsEleganceHarmonious Book:Democracy And Education Source: Democracy And Education
“As a kid growing up and seeing so much strife taking place in society, and particularly on Blacks and people of color, I had an opportunity as a young man to witness the change that was taking place in Harlem, the exodus of white folks leaving Harlem, which I thought was a very cohesive situation. But they felt that they needed to leave.” PeopleMenKidsYoungOpportunityFeltWhiteSituationGrowing UpGrowingSeeingColorNeededLeavingFolksWitnessYoung ManStrifeHarlemKids Growing UpExodus Author:John Carlos
“I grew up in Houston, and I remember we had separate drinking fountains, and black people sat in the balcony of the theater... We had an African-American housekeeper growing up who was really like my second mother. I thought it was silly - hatred just because of the color of somebody's skin.” PeopleRememberMotherBlackGrowing UpGrowingColorGrewGrew UpHatredSkinsTheaterDrinkingSillyAfrican AmericanSatBlack PeopleFountainHoustonBalconiesHousekeepers Author:Dennis Quaid