Nikki Giovanni - Black Quotes

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I gotta say something
about those beautiful outasight
black men
with they afros
walking down they street
is the same old danger
but a brand new pleasure.

Nikki Giovanni

I really hope no white person ever has cause
to write about me
because they never understand
Black love is Black wealth and they'll
probably talk about my hard childhood
and never understand that
all the while I was quite happy.

Nikki Giovanni

Childhood remembrances are always a drag
if you're Black.

Nikki Giovanni

Being Black and poor is, I think, radically different from being anything else and poor. Poor, to most Blacks, is a state of mind. Those who accept it are poor; those who struggle are middle class.

Nikki Giovanni

I am a huge fan of the Black woman. I never hesitate to recommend her when times are bad or things go wrong.

Nikki Giovanni

I can walk ten paces behind a dog. It means nothing to me, but if that's what the black man needs, I'll never get far enough behind him for him to be a man. I'll never walk that slowly.

Nikki Giovanni

The trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans. I say, the trip to Mars can only be understood through Black Americans.

Nikki Giovanni

I just wanta say just gotta say something
bout those beautiful beautiful beautiful outasight
black men
with they afros
walking down they street
is the same ol danger
but a brand new pleasure.

Nikki Giovanni