“I am courageous because, despite it all, I still choose to love.” — Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant Copy Share Image
“The collective, orchestrated fury of Black women can move the whole world.” — Brittney Cooper Copy Share Image
“I love science, current affairs, engines, bikes,lipsticks, human behaviour” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“The greatest act of revolution for any black woman is to put pen to paper with purpose.” — Stalina Goodwin Copy Share Image
“Through Miss Behave I am attempting to reclaim my voice one word at a time and live my truth to the best… — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“The depths of her thoughts will have you never wanting to surface for air...” — Maquita Donyel Irvin Copy Share Image
“...I fell asleep and had a dream that a king was liquidated by a group of kind faces…” — Maquita Donyel Irvin Copy Share Image
“The voice of a Black woman should always be HERSELF ... No edits - no erasure - no pressure - no expectations… — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“I want to live in a society where we are all liberated. This is what my feminism looks like” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“What else must we do and say? What else must the oppressed do for a taste of freedom?” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“Reinvent yourself over and over and over and over and over until you find home. There is no timeline for the soul.” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“Fantasy like thought that no man could rain Just let her reign Run wild with her unafraid Of any rain storms They… — Maquita Donyel Irvin Copy Share Image
“The media constantly reinforces the message that what is demanded of us is unwavering strength, poise and diplomacy even in the face… — The Washington Post Shanon Lee Copy Share Image
“The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“Power through. If you lose your way, follow the footsteps in the sand. If you stumble, angels are ready to hold your… — Janet Autherine Copy Share Image
“Black Girl Magic is a wily cat to some. A unicorn of myth for others. But to those who can wrangle it… — N.D. Jones Copy Share Image
“Moving from silence into speech is for the oppressed, the colonized, the exploited, and those who stand and struggle side by side… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Black women, we deserve deep and abiding love. We deserve love without having to struggle, without having to prove ourselves worthy, without… — Janet Autherine Copy Share Image
“He called you beautiful, for a black girl and you kissed him. It would not be the last time someone would pay… — Rafeif Ismail Copy Share Image
“I write from Spirit. When it’s time for me to write, I have to lose myself in that world - meet my… — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“Madness, not just physical abuse, was the punishment for too much talk if you were female. Yet even as this fear of… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“I was a young girl buying bubble gum at the corner store when I first really heard the full name bell hooks.… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“However, the young person leaving college today, especially if she is a woman, must consider the possibility that her best offerings will… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“Storytelling, independent of literary rules and grammar conventions, is the ability to build, play, experiment, sculpt, weave with words, sounds, texture and… — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“All my internal women and children wanted to create greatness. They held my spiritual bones wherever I was, all that time.” — Tsholofelo Lehaha Copy Share Image
“You’ve been orbiting my life like a minor planet — no atmosphere, no gravity, just enough proximity to feel important without ever… — Niedria D. Kenny Copy Share Image
“As a Black Woman, I define self-care as the ability to safely and comfortably exhale.” — Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant Copy Share Image
“Whatever good you have to bring into the world will be beneficial and it will be more than enough.” — Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant Copy Share Image
“Misbehaviour does not require a cape, shades or a bazooka. It is in decisions we make that challenge the notions adopted to… — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“Each chapter in MissBehave is about navigating life as a black woman and all encounters that led me to espouse feminist ideals” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“The history of colonization, imperialism is a record of betrayal, of lies, and deceits. The demand for that which is real is… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“Black Beauty is not acknowledged, affirmed, or celebrated unless it is showcased on a non-Black body. We are the blueprint they publicly… — Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant Copy Share Image
