I always figured I would live long enough to see a black president. The movies predicted it. Usually, Morgan Freeman. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes black figure freeman
The prison-industrial complex, poverty, and the school system has more effect on a young black male in America than Jay-Z does, by far. And that's not a diss to Jay-Z. The crime rate in the black community was high before hip hop. Rapping about it is just a reflection of the life a lot of people are living. John Legend americablackcommunity share on social
People like Dick Gregory, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone show me what the definition of an artist is - it isn't just to make art but to speak truth to what's happening, speak beauty into the world, speak love into the world and also... get involved. John Legend artartistbeauty share on social
When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that. John Legend dealhandimpoverish Change image and share on social
Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan. Jeffrey Wright culturedirtyfan Change image and share on social
You don't try to do anything that Morgan Freeman does. He was the voice of God in a movie. That's Morgan Freeman! Tyler Perry freemangodmorgan Change image and share on social
I don't think of people as black or white. It's a question of are they photogenic or not? I don't think anyone says, 'Let's book her. She's black.' I think they say, 'Let's book her. She's good.' We've come that far. Eileen Ford blackbookgood share on social