Essence has been home for so many of us for so many years. I always say that Essence was the first place… — Nina Shaw Copy Share Image
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I have a pilot called The Re-Education of Oliver Cooper starring the white kid from Project X where follows a black girl… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
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I was fortunate to have a sister who styles hair and a sister who braids hair. I really grew up wanting for… — Quinta Brunson Copy Share Image
I think that just because the show is titled 'Awkward Black Girl' and it is a predominantly black cast doesn't mean that… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
I've always been 'other' in all the spaces that I've been in. Even when I first moved to America, just the idea… — Jodie Turner-Smith Copy Share Image
You know what else is hot?" said a nameless blonde as she put her arm around the one black girl. "What?" "Bisexuals."… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
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Coming from parents who came over from the West Indies to the U.K. and always being subject to being the other; meaning… — Judi Love Copy Share Image
I always say, 'if you can see her, you can be her.' That's why I like playing on the platform I'm on… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
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somebody/ anybody sing a black girl's song bring her out to know herself to know you but sing her rhythms carin/ struggle/… — Ntozake Shange Copy Share Image
When it comes to racial issues, I'm very passionate about young girls just loving who they are in their own skin. Because… — Kelly Rowland Copy Share Image
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I want a little black girl to pick up my book one day and see herself as the star. I want her… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
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Black Girl Magic is a radiant revolution against misogynoir - misogyny directed towards Black women and internalized hatred. Black women are subject… — Amandla Stenberg Copy Share Image
I definitely think there needs to be more of a focus and movement on getting coding taught in schools. There's really only… — Kimberly Bryant Copy Share Image
No matter how cutting-edge Hollywood may seem, it is still delayed in how it views people: If producers do not perceive me… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
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I was the first person that had been so kind to Iman Abdulmajid. As time went on, and she became successful, signed… — Bethann Hardison Copy Share Image
We are presented with a unique situation in the black community in that we have embraced the beauty of hip hop, the… — Tamron Hall Copy Share Image
Families, community leaders, and others must create the public will to address the challenges facing black girls and other girls of color… — Kimberle Williams Crenshaw Copy Share Image
As a teenager I was really self-conscious because I was so much taller than everyone else. And in Australia there weren't many… — Liz Cambage Copy Share Image
Women of color, particularly Black girls from economically challenged strati, we are told from the minute you start showing signs of being… — Staceyann Chin Copy Share Image
Black Girl Magic means that I have the power to overcome anything. Especially when we're in a world where you're told that… — Michelle Carter Copy Share Image
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