African-American women account for 67 percent of all newly diagnosed female AIDS cases. — Elijah Cummings Copy Share Image
Look at Hispanic women - they are being paid 42 cents on the dollar - or African-American women. I think it's an… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
African American women, and moms in particular, are evicted at disproportionately high rates. — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
I had very supportive parents that made the way for me, even at a time when there were very few women -… — Leah Ward Sears Copy Share Image
A lot of African American women wanted to emulate white women. But I said in my mind, rationally thinking, there is no… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
“In 1960, never-married mothers accounted for fewer than 5 percent of the children of single mothers; by 2006, they accounted for 43… — Karl Alexander Copy Share Image
“Black Barbie? Nah… I’m an unapologetic Exquisite Black Queen who’s intelligent, creative, courageous, confident, ambitious, and authentic. My beauty is just a… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“Some of my Black sistas don’t know any better, so I’d like to give them some enlightening food-for-thought. Many of them are… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
The writer in me can look as far as an African-American woman and stop. Often that writer looks through the African-American woman.… — Thylias Moss Copy Share Image
“Women in general, and African American women in particular, are still separated by a veil, albeit an invisible one. As long as… — Patricia Dixon Copy Share Image
“Added to the shock of the routine violation of their bodies was the trauma of having to relinquish their children to unknown… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so… — Anita Hill Copy Share Image
African-American women who develop breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease than White women of the same age. Survival… — Frank C. Garland Copy Share Image
Like a lot of Black women, I have always had to invent the power my freedom requires. — June Jordan Copy Share Image
I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do… — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
We still have to create things for African American women. Just like Tyler Perry is doing it, we can't wait for things… — Kym Whitley Copy Share Image
The virtue of female slaves is wholly at the mercy of irresponsible tyrants, and women are bought and sold in our slave… — Sarah Moore Grimke Copy Share Image
Senator Sessions has opposed protections for LGBT individuals. He's spoken out against Freedom Corps' marriage equality decision. He opposed the repeal of… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
People identify with me - everyone does - African American women, Caucasian women, they all identify with me because I'm ethnic. — Janice Dickinson Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
... social evils are dangerously contagious. The fixed policy of persecution and injustice against a class of women who are weak and… — Fannie Barrier Williams Copy Share Image
If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ...… — Mary McLeod Bethune Copy Share Image
