Best quotes by Soledad O'Brien on Black

Checkout quotes by Soledad O'Brien on Black

  • I started a lecture series that was inspired by my reporting on race in America. The 'Black in America' series launched on CNN in 2007 as an opportunity to freshen the national conversation on race.
    - Soledad O'Brien
  • I'm black. I'm Latina. My mom is Cuban. Afro-Cuban. My dad is white and Australian.
    - Soledad O'Brien
  • At screenings for 'Black in America,' I've heard people say, 'Well you know, I never thought you were black until you did Katrina, and then I thought you were black.'
    - Soledad O'Brien
  • I would say I'm black because my parents said I'm black. I'm black because my mother's black. I'm black because I grew up in a family of all black people. I knew I was black because I grew up in an all-white neighborhood. And my parents, as part of their protective mechanisms that they were going to give to us, made it very clear what we were.
    - Soledad O'Brien
  • We struck an unusual deal. I'll get to leave CNN with my catalog and documentaries. We were able to create a brand at CNN - 'Black in America' - that I now own. I can take that brand and extend it in any way I want.
    - Soledad O'Brien