"I think when black performers performed in blackface, they were kind of taking back slave songs, but it was still a little bit iffy because they were performing, a lot of times, for white audiences who found it hilarious."

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Source : Source: www.npr.org

Cecile McLorin Salvant

#Song Quotes #Thinking Quotes #White Quotes

“the act does not create guilt unless the mind is also guilty.”

Source : William Landay (2012). “Defending Jacob: A Novel”, p.129, Delacorte Press
“One day your heart will take you to your Lover. One day your soul will carry you to the Beloved. Don't get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure.”
“The new course we're on at Interface ... is to pioneer the next Industrial Revolution: one that is kinder and gentler to the earth.”
“I have been flooded with color on the inside, drab on the outside.”

Source : Anne Truitt (2013). “Daybook: The Journal of an Artist”, p.228, Simon and Schuster
“It's much easier to make jokes about sensitive issues if there is some dissent, some conflict.”
“Chris Jericho is a great guy. He's beyond hysterical. He's good people. They're really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out.”
“The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.”

Source : "This much I know: David Millar". Interview with Martin Love, www.theguardian.com. June 25, 2011.
“Basketball is my favorite sport, and I'm also a very passionate football fan.”

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