“We are strong Black Women. We may not want to be, but when life calls, we got no choice” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
You are on the eve of a complete victory. You can't go wrong. The world is behind you. — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
There's a lot of ways that white women undermine women of color, and black women in particular. — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
Black women care deeply about civic engagement, democracy, education, children, and justice. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Black culture, to me, is so important and I identify with young black women. — Gabriella Wilson Copy Share Image
Under slavery, families were ripped apart, and it was a desire of black men and black women to be together with their… — Derrick Grayson Copy Share Image
Don't let anything stop you. There will be times when you'll be disappointed, but you can't stop. Make yourself the best that… — Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Copy Share Image
In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is frequently heard that Black women are more… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
God in my mind gives you what you need. So, if you need God to be a black woman and you need… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Somebody will be upset and say I got rich and deserted my female people; No offense, but the only black woman I… — Taye Diggs Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed,… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
We understand that, in our communities, black trans folk, gender-nonconforming folk, black queer folk, black women, black disabled folk - we have… — Alicia Garza Copy Share Image
American musicals are, for the most part, about boys, or boyish pursuits and aspirations - the fantasy of freedom and resolve -… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
I don't think of God as an old white man with no belly button, nor even an old black woman with no… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
Usually, when people talk about the "strength" of black women . . . . they ignore the reality that to be strong… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
If you have a march that's entirely white women or a march that maybe is entirely black women, it's going inspire those… — Linda Sarsour Copy Share Image
In Britain, we need to start presenting the option of being a writer in front of black women. We need to present… — Michaela Coel Copy Share Image
We must begin to tell black women's stories because, without them, we cannot tell the story of black men, white men, white… — Kimberle Williams Crenshaw Copy Share Image
Our society's framework for black women reads as such: strong, indignant and fiercely independent with endless resilience; a myriad of expectations entirely… — Jerrika Hinton Copy Share Image
“Black females, for the most part, know by the time they are ten years old that the world is not much concerned… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Black women are some of the most colorful women in the world. We come in all shadeshave so many hair textures..eye colors..body… — Skye Townsend Copy Share Image
“And while the black women are the most hidden of the mathematicians who worked at the NACA, the National Advisory Committee for… — Margot Lee Shetterly Copy Share Image
I wanted to play roles which offered new ways of viewing black women and black people in general- and I have done… — Naomie Harris 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
“My advice to someone like you is to always stay close to the gray area and keep yourself and your family safe.… — Imbolo Mbue Copy Share Image
“The women work because the white folks give them jobs—washing dishes and clothes and floors and windows. The women work because for… — Ann Petry Copy Share Image
