“Black women who define ourselves and our goals beyond the sphere of a sexual relationship can bring to any endeavor the realized… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“We were about to make love in the same bed I shared with my husband, and the extent of our immorality was… — Jaguar Jonez Copy Share Image
Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies. Black men love big… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype.… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
'Moesha' is very strong in my brain. The black women on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' are very strong in my brain. — Michaela Coel Copy Share Image
I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren't enough plays that had roles for young black women in them. — Katori Hall Copy Share Image
A major problem for Black women, and all people of color, when we are challenged to oppose anti-Semitism, is our profound scepticism… — Barbara Smith Copy Share Image
I think our biggest problem is lack of real, honest communication between black men and black women. A lot of men talk… — Hill Harper Copy Share Image
I would tell young people to start where they are with what they have and that the secret of a big success… — John H. Johnson Copy Share Image
I have written 13 books, full of my ideas about a variety of issues - from black women, to hip-hop culture, to… — Michael Eric Dyson 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
“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
We must learn how to live in the space of inner peace in our everyday lives. This takes consistent, conscious effort because… — Susan L. Taylor Copy Share Image
Identity is very personal...identity is political. My identity is what is and it is what it's gonna be. And I don't think… — Jamilah Lemieux Copy Share Image
Generations of black women have anxiously watched as our children walk out into a world set against them. We teach them how… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
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
They wanted black women to conform to the gender norms set by white society. They wanted to be recognized as 'men,' as… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“black women were working all day (often scrubbing the homes of white women), it was impossible for them also to fulfill the… — Rebecca Traister Copy Share Image
There are many things that black women can continue to do to help black folk. First, black women have historically been among… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“The crude communal myth about black men is that we are in some manner unavailable to black women—either jailed, dead, gay, or… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“Black women are acting irresponsibly by giving birth to baby after baby out of wedlock. Most of these children are from different… — Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson Copy Share Image
It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get from these older black women, that every… — Alice Walker 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
When Shonda Rhimes writes her autobiography, it should be called How to Get Away With Being an Angry Black Woman. — Alessandra Stanley Copy Share Image
Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn't undermine the fact that they built the churches and maintain… — Maya Angelou 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
We've got to have a legacy of leadership. We've got to bring along with us a generation of black women who are… — Jewell Jackson McCabe Copy Share Image
Being a black woman, I've often felt I've been judged by my sex and my race, and I have always known that… — Halle Berry Copy Share Image
“I am an educated black woman in a time when educated black people will be called upon to risk everything for the… — Allan Dare Pearce 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
Feminism as a theoretical enterprise is approached differently by Black women depending on where we are. There are more reformist Black women… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
My hope is that 'Blk Girl Soldier' is a freedom song for black women today who are fighting the macro- and microaggressions… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
Black women are going to have to take more leadership. I think we are prepared because we bring a tenaciousness with us.… — Maxine Waters Copy Share Image
As Black women, we know that there's an expectation of us to fail in some way. So we have to work a… — Myha'la Copy Share Image
It's something I've constantly found shocking - all this astounding talent amongst black women that never gets to be seen or heard. — Danai Gurira Copy Share Image
I walk into a room, there's one or two black women. There aren't that many because the pipeline of talent just isn't… — Stacy Brown-Philpot Copy Share Image
There's so much about the strong black woman stereotype that makes us forget that we do need and deserve help and care. — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
Therapists are less likely to perceive a black woman as sad; instead they see her as angry or anxious. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I wish I could be the black woman Soderbergh, and put the camera on my shoulder and shoot beautifully while I directed. — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
We're seeing more black women saying: 'This is who I am; this is what I've been given.' And it's beautiful. — KiKi Layne Copy Share Image
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