Black women Quotes · Page 2

Don't bring negative to my door.

— Maya Angelou

"Southland" was not written for a black woman.

— Regina King

“Melanin Fiercely Poppin’ on Purpose.”

— Stephanie Lahart

Back home the black women are all beautiful

— Amiri Baraka

There ain't nothin' like a Black woman.

— Tupac Shakur

“Black Women save lives”

— Malebo Sephodi

I think Black women should come together.

— Angela Stanton-King

The only Black woman I ever loved is my mama.

— Taye Diggs

. . . no Black woman can become an intellectual without decolonizing her mind.

— Bell Hooks

I've always believed that I could do whatever I set my mind to do.

— Alice Coachman

You would never expect a black woman to be the hero.

— Sanaa Lathan

When black women stick together, we are the most powerful force in the universe.

— Alfre Woodard

I like the idea of having historical films about black women who are just having fun.

— Nia DaCosta

I'm not angry. And I don't like the thing of the 'angry black woman,' either.

— Naomi Campbell

How can we teach our children to respect Black women if Black women don't respect Black women?

— T. D. Jakes

If you are a black woman, you get two history months in a row.

— Artie Lange

I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get…

— Janet Jackson

Somebody will be upset and say I got rich and deserted my female people; No offense, but the only black woman I…

— Taye Diggs

Black women's intersectional experiences of racism and sexism have been a central but forgotten dynamic in the unfolding of feminist and antiracist…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

The fact is that it was bourgeois white feminism that I was reacting against when I stood in my first women's studies…

— Bell Hooks

I believe unconditionally in the ability of people to respond when they are told the truth. We need to be taught to…

— Septima Poinsette Clark

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.

— Carol Moseley Braun

Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed,…

— Spike Lee

When I was at Baylor, I wasn't fully happy because I couldn't be all the way out. It feels so good saying…

— Brittney Griner

Many think, because your skins are tinged with a sable hue, that you are an inferior race of beings; but God does…

— Maria W. Stewart

There was something about Beyoncé that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these feelings…

— Morgan Parker

When I was coming up, we didn't have the movement of Black Girl Magic or Black Girls Rock, but my parents made…

— Naturi Naughton

I definitely am drawn to strong females who are successful, smart women because I am a woman like that. I think it's…

— Megalyn Echikunwoke

I would say for every successful black woman in America or in the world, really, it's difficult to be the head of…

— Jill Scott

There are not many of us African American Sister Presidents, and those of us who are in this field do not have…

— Johnnetta B. Cole

If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they're killing…

— Spike Lee

There’s something very important about films about black women and girls being made by black women. It’s a different perspective. It is…

— Ava DuVernay

“The lust for slave profits engulfed even some of the priests, who abandoned their preaching, took black women as concubines, kept slaves…

— Adam Hochschild

“Black females, for the most part, know by the time they are ten years old that the world is not much concerned…

— Maya Angelou

“Dear Black Women… Save, Invest, and Spend Less. Save because you just never know what will come up. This will save you…

— Stephanie Lahart

“She was dark-complexioned, with full lips and high cheekbones set gracefully on a smooth face—reminiscent of the beautiful women he admired while…

— David L. Wadley

The white American man makes the white American woman maybe not superfluous but just a little kind of decoration. Not really important…

— Maya Angelou

As indicated by the increase in maternal mortality in 2010, right now it's more dangerous to give birth in California than in…

— Jessica Valenti

I wanted to play roles which offered new ways of viewing black women and black people in general- and I have done…

— Naomie Harris

“Black Girls… Strive to be a woman of substance! Don’t solely allow your big butt, thick thighs, wide hips, large breasts, and…

— Stephanie Lahart