African-Amendment.

— Darnell Lamont Walker

A little white woman, . . [a] tiny little white woman I could fit in my pocket.’ . . . ‘And I don’t know why I’m surprised. You don’t even notice it – you never notice. You think it’s normal. Everywhere we go, I’m alone in this… this sea of white. I barely know any black folk anymore, Howie. My whole life is white. I don’t see any black folk unless they be cleaning under my feet in the fucking café in your fucking college. Or pushing a fucking hospital bed through a corridor. . . ‘I gave up my life for you. I don’t even know who I am anymore.’ . . . ‘Could you have found anybody less like me if you’d scoured the earth? . . . My leg weighs more than that woman. What have you made me look like in front of everybody in this town? You married a big black bitch, and you run off with a fucking leprechaun?

— Zadie Smith

All men are dogs, Michelle, and if you don’t feed your dog, you can’t be surprised when he’s in the neighbor’s trash looking for food.

— Norian F. Love

America is a young dumb country, and it needs all kinds of help. America is a dumb puppy with big teeth that bite and hurt. And we take care of America. We hold America to our bosom; we feed America, we make love to America. There wouldn't be an America if it wasn't for black people. So you have some dedicated black Americans who will die a million deaths to save America. And this is home for us. We don't know really about Africa. We talk it in a romantic sense, but America is it. And so, America is always going to be okay as long as black people don't totally lose their mind, because we'll pick up the pieces and turn it into a new dance.

— Abiodun Oyewole

America's put American Black Folks in such a bad position, empty plates and glasses now get us full.

— Darnell Lamont Walker

And although he recognized that tenderness was not the same as passion, and certainly not equivalent to love, for now it seemed to him a suitable substitute.

— Roy L. Pickering Jr.

And everybody was happy that uncle lee was able to get that scholarship even though you wondered when you could do quadratic equations in your head why you had a basketball scholarship, but you always knew that you had to take what they were giving since that was all you were going to get, but you never fooled yourself about either the taking or the giving or the needing or the having you just sort of said to yourself I'll have to see what is being offered

— Nikki Giovanni

A tightrope walker uncertain if he could make it to the other side probably would not. A race car driver wondering if he was taking a turn too fast was likely to lose control. If a man feared death, whether his own or the taking of another's, death would surely come calling.

— Roy L. Pickering Jr.

Black bodies have become ornamental, haven't they?

— Darnell Lamont Walker

Black Fatherhood is an incomparable gift to Black men that truly comprehend what it means to be called dad, daddy, father, or pops. What a privilege it is to raise a child with patience, understanding, communication, support, encouragement, friendship, guidance, and unconditional love. It is an absolute honor!

— Stephanie Lahart