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"The album 'Hoodie SZN' is about the result of where I come from: it gave me this black heart. And the black heart represents depression."

A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Heart Me Black Depression

"There was a period of 10 years where the conventional wisdom was Black shows don't sell overseas, therefore nobody is interested."

A'Lelia Bundles

Wisdom Black Nobody Where

"Madame Walker was one of the four iconic women who really created what's now the modern hair-care and cosmetics industry, and we know about her in the black community because everybody gets their hair done."

A'Lelia Bundles

Women Community Black Hair

"Madame Walker selected Indianapolis as the headquarters for her growing business more than a century ago in 1910 because of its central location and thriving black business community."

A'Lelia Bundles

Business Community Black More

"Through the years, Madam Walker has certainly become a staple of anything that has to do with black history, women's history and entrepreneurship."

A'Lelia Bundles

History Women Black Anything

"I know of at least two black women who are billionaires: Sheila Johnson, who co-founded BET, and Oprah Winfrey. And I know of hundreds of black women whose net worth is over $1 million."

A'Lelia Bundles

Women Black Who Know

"She used her wealth and philanthropy to contribute to Black schools and colleges, she gave the largest gift the NAACP had ever received to it's anti-lynching fund... Madam Walker's life was one of transformation and re-invention."

A'Lelia Bundles

Life Gift Black Wealth

"Madam Walker's name gets thrown out as either the savior of black women's hair or she's the evil devil."

A'Lelia Bundles

Women Devil Evil Black

"Everyone has to go to a funeral at some time and you need to be dark and sombre, and in a black tie."

You Time Black Go

"We have to thank the members of the Romantic movement for the sober colours of suits. It was their love of the Gothic that put us in grey and black but the suit stuck."

Love Romantic Black Sober

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