There are Black women who die while trying to give life to newborns because Black people are always overlooked, under-cared-for, underprivileged. It's… — August Alsina Copy Share Image
Black women must help black men understand their full potential lies not in denying black women full access to their humanity and… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
The history of black women in the economy is rooted in the legacy of slavery. Enslaved black women were forced to provide… — Alicia Garza Copy Share Image
I just have to live my truth and know that it's okay to rock on my own vibration, because I'm me. I… — V. Bozeman Copy Share Image
“Don’t tell thin women to eat a cheeseburger. Don’t tell fat women to put down the fork. Don’t tell underweight men to… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
I embrace my darker skin - always have, always will. In addition, I believe black women have always been trailblazers and trendsetters.… — Justine Skye Copy Share Image
The issue of redistribution of resources and wealth needs to resolved systemically, but in the meantime but there are individual spots you… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I know black women in Tennessee who have worked all their lives, from the time they were twelve years old to the… — Wilma Rudolph Copy Share Image
There is a kind of strength that is almost frightening in Black women. It's as if a steel rod runs right through… — Maya Angelou 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
That's what this industry is all about - supporting artists and supporting storytellers and hearing the audience for what they want and… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
“And that makes us (black women) feel like we have spokespeople, because everybody we encounter feels they have a piece of you… — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
Miquita and I get so frustrated going into beauty shops that are supposed to cater for Black women and being met by… — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
In fact, some reviewers have said that as they got into the story they forgot that the protagonist is a black woman.… — Christopher Darden Copy Share Image
I’m a black woman who is from Central Falls, Rhode Island. I’m dark skinned. I’m quirky. I’m shy. I’m strong. I’m guarded.… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
For black women our sense of ourselves is not always consistent with the way other people see us. — Jami Floyd Copy Share Image
... not all black women have silently acquiesced in sexism and misogyny within the African-American community. Indeed, many writers, activists, and other… — Kimberle Williams Crenshaw Copy Share Image
After Emancipation, black women married earlier and more often because they were legally free to do so for the first time, and… — Rebecca Traister Copy Share Image
I used to joke for years that I was a black man. I adopted the black culture, the black race. I married… — Tommy Chong Copy Share Image
Black women are the most passionate commentators, and even as black female geeks and nerds, they are rarely acknowledged. — Cheo Hodari Coker Copy Share Image
“But when they are carrying out investigatory or pretext stops, they are much more likely to stop black and other minority drivers:… — James Forman Jr Copy Share Image
I know of at least two black women who are billionaires: Sheila Johnson, who co-founded BET, and Oprah Winfrey. And I know… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
To the United States the Third World often takes the form of a black woman who has been made pregnant in a… — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
“Judge Carter sat in stony silence, completely unmoved. At the end of the trial, he pronounced King guilty of conspiracy to violate… — Danielle L. McGuire Copy Share Image
