“I have my great grandmother's recipe for black beans, all the way from Cuba, and I know how to make those. I'm actually pretty good at it now. But my first time, the beans actually exploded in the pot, so I had black beans just dripping from the ceiling - which is actually a dream come true for most Cubans. It was a nightmare to clean.” KnowsWayFirstsDreamBlackKnow HowFirst TimeCleanGrandmotherNightmarePotRecipesDreams Come TrueCubaCeilingsBeansCubanDrippingGreat Grandmother Author:Danny Pino
“We know what happens to little black boys that have no dads; we've heard that, we get it. But no one is really saying that young women who are born without fathers have real serious issues especially when their mother had no father and the mother has issues.” KnowsLittlesRealHappensYoungMotherFatherBlackBornBoysIssuesHeardSeriousDadYoung WomenSerious IssuesBlack Boy Author:Karrine Steffans
“I think America loves cooperative black men. I am not against Colin Powell, but I know who he is.” ThinkingKnowsMenAmericaBlackCooperatives Author:Sister Souljah
“Black people don't know what white people are talking about when they talk about a Sister Souljah moment. I tell them it's the moment you meet a proud, beautiful black woman you can never forget.” PeopleKnowsMomentsBeautifulBlackWhiteForgetTalkingProudNever ForgetBlack PeopleBlack Women Author:Sister Souljah
“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
“I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but of late it appears that some men are born slaves, and I regret that they are not black, so all the world might know them.” KnowsMenWorldMightBlackBornRegretEqualLateIndependenceSlaveDoctrineDeclarationAlways BelieveI RegretDeclaration Of IndependenceBorn Free Author:Benjamin F. Wade
“Anything that could be conceived of that would separate black people from white people was devised and codified by someone in some state in the South. There were colored and white waiting rooms everywhere, from doctor's offices to the bus stations, as people may already know.” PeopleKnowsMayStatesWaitingBlackWhiteRoomsOfficeDoctorsSouthStationsBusBlack PeopleWaiting Rooms Author:Isabel Wilkerson
“People don’t realize that when you’re Latin, you’re so diverse. I am black. I am Latin. I am Spanish. You know? It’s a little bit of everything, and that’s beautiful. So, everybody, claim me. I’m fine with that!” PeopleKnowsLittlesBeautifulBitsBlackRealizingFineLittle BitClaimsLatinDiverse Author:Joan Smalls