A Quote by Jesse Williams

Blackness is not a monolith. We are not homogenous people; we are not all the same.

Jesse Williams

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Blackness People Same

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Jesse Williams
American - Actor
Born: August 5, 1981

If we are true small 'l' liberals, it's our job to seek out feminist Muslims, ex-Muslims, liberal Muslims, dissenting voices within Muslim communities, gay Muslims - we should promote those voices and in doing so, we demonstrate Islam is not a monolith, Muslims are not homogenous, and that Muslims are truly internally diverse.

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Thomas Marshburn

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Victor Hugo

Being a black artist, the first thing people want to talk about is your blackness, the importance of your blackness, and your black presence.

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Being a black artist, the first thing people want to talk about is your blackness, the importance of your blackness and your black presence.

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Sometimes I feel like I'm not solid. I'm hollow. There's nothing behind my eyes. I'm a negative of a person. All I want is blackness, blackness and silence.

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Angela Rye

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