“In her orchard the trees had been born from deaths; they marked and grew from the remains of the children that had… — Nadifa Mohamed Copy Share Image
If you have done the best you can do and if you have gotten all you could extract from something, you have… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Black women usually don't get the luxury of faking their way through life and still succeeding, but when a white guy does… — Sarah Cooper Copy Share Image
“STRONG” because that is what black women are supposed to be in America.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
It is annoying that some people only see black women as role models to other black women, rather than as role models… — Lolly Adefope Copy Share Image
“We stared at each other in silence until she looked away. I won. I always won, because I had my daddy’s eyes… — Jaguar Jonez Copy Share Image
I felt like if I didn't write about what happened to the young men here in the South of America, the same… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women who were very tough and and who… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
I feel the feminist movement has excluded black women. You cannot talk about being black and a woman within traditional feminist dialogue. — Katori Hall Copy Share Image
“Above all else, our politics initially sprang from the shared belief that Black women are inherently valuable, that our liberation is a… — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Copy Share Image
I feel a responsibility to continue creating complex roles for black women, especially young black women. — Katori Hall Copy Share Image
I absolutely love what I do. And I want to dance for as long as I can and feel good about what… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
“Resisting the stereotypes and affirming other definitions of themselves is part of the task facing young Black women in both White and… — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
Black women in music are always expected to sing R&B or soul: we are always boxed in. — Bree Runway Copy Share Image
I'm not sure if resilience is ever achieved alone. Experience allows us to learn from example. But if we have someone who… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
As breadwinners, providers, mentors, counselors, parents, grandmothers, teachers, doctors, nurses, and more, Black women and their invaluable contributions to Georgia and our… — Raphael Warnock Copy Share Image
I wanted to express myself using visuals and also celebrate the beauty of black women, travel, and have amazing opportunities. I also… — Khoudia Diop Copy Share Image
If anybody knows how to be friends, it's black women. We have been enslaved and had to care for each other and… — Cree Summer Copy Share Image
Black women have a kind of advantage over white women in the workplace. They go in prepared to face some discrimination, so… — Mellody Hobson Copy Share Image
I'm not angry. And I don't like the thing of the 'angry black woman,' either. — Naomi Campbell Copy Share Image
