“Some series teach us that ethnic features must be "fixed," by drastic means if necessary. Plastic surgeons with questionable ethics give insecure… — Jennifer L. Pozner Copy Share Image
Each child belongs to all of us and they will bring us a tomorrow in direct relation to the responsibility we have… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“...enslaved black males were socialized by white folks to believe that they should endeabor to become patriarchs by seeking to attain the… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
“I believe it’s incredibly important to write against [racial] stereotypes. If we give in and make sure that all black women characters… — Justine Larbalestier 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
Welfare has destroyed the African-American family by telling young black women that husbands and fathers are unnecessary and obsolete. … We have… — Bryan Fischer Copy Share Image
. . . black women . . . are trained from childhood to become workers, and expect to be financially self-supporting for… — Gerda Lerner Copy Share Image
People just can't wrap their heads around two young black women in a major production. — Laura Harrier Copy Share Image
“Koreans are more inclined to marry black than any other Asian group. So black women, after college, maybe it’s a good idea… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
My mother really held the family together. She was a perfect example of the kind of black woman I would love to… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
I'm always thinking about what a black lady would think about what I'm doing, just because I feel like they have such… — Jessica Williams Copy Share Image
It's really not enough to just have black women. A really good idea could be to comment on how they are treated… — Lea DeLaria Copy Share Image
Let’s just say it’s not a stereotype that Black women are less submissive and harder to deal with. Being around them Black… — Taye Diggs Copy Share Image
Black women are the touchstone by which all that is human can be measured. — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
I always considered myself bi-racial, because I didn't want to disconnect from either side, and I felt very strongly about that. Now,… — Brooklyn Sudano Copy Share Image
-When I was growing up, Lieutenant Uhura was a major role model for me, a strong black woman on the bridge of… — Suzanne Brockmann Copy Share Image
I just like to have words that describe things correctly. Now to me, 'black feminist' does not do that. I need a… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Katherine Johnson never complained, it just was what it was. She just said, "I just wanted to go to work and do… — Taraji P. Henson Copy Share Image
Personally, especially as a young black woman, I didn't think that Los Angeles was a place for me to start. There's a… — Condola Rashad Copy Share Image
I have 90 percent or 95 percent support in the African American community and it's not sort of "Well, he's black, so… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
For generations, Black women have been at the very center of social change. Our fingerprints can be found on every movement from… — Laphonza Butler Copy Share Image
“And where the words of women are crying to be heard, we must each of us recognize our responsibility to seek those… — Audre Lorde 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
I think often if people don't have a lot of experience with a particular type of person or a particular type of… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
