Ever since the romantic comedy-drama 'She's Gotta Have It' antagonized black women and black men in 1986, Spike Lee's films have enjoyed… — Lee Siegel Copy Share Image
I'm full of clichés - I was raised by a Southern black woman and they had a saying for everything. — Willie Parker Copy Share Image
My parents pressed upon me that "In this world, you are a black woman," so I was political about my hair and… — Jami Floyd 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
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
There’s something very important about films about black women and girls being made by black women. It’s a different perspective. It is… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
Although the civil-rights movement did a lot to change how black life was dramatized on the American stage in the fifties and… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they're killing… — Spike Lee 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
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
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
The black characters on TV are the sidekicks, or they're insignificant. You could put all the black sidekicks on one show, and… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
There are many, many different kinds of intersectional exclusions - not just black women but other women of color. Not just people… — Kimberle Williams Crenshaw 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
It's hard for black women to ask for help. We think we don't need it. We're used to being in pain and… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
Had middle class black women begun a movement in which they had labeled themselves "oppressed," no one would have taken them seriously. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
We black women are the single group in the West intact. And anybody can see we're pretty shaky. We are, however (all… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
A black woman carried you in her womb for 9 months, then she raised you for 18 years, and now you're out… — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
I think black women feel an obligatory pressure to be stronger than everybody else, not necessarily to suppress the pain. — Logan Browning Copy Share Image
Living under the perpetual and pervasive threat of racism seems, for black men and black women, to quite literally reduce lifespans. — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
When men fail, they get a second chance - as women, and especially as Black women, we have to fight for every… — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
As a strong and proud and intelligent Black man I have no problem expressing my respect for and adoration of the Black… — Runoko Rashidi 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
“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Every time I embrace a black woman I’m embracing slavery, and when I put my arms around a white woman, well, I’m… — Eldridge Cleaver Copy Share Image
There were very few British black women on TV or in music when I was a teenager; when you're growing up, you… — Alesha Dixon Copy Share Image
It's important to me that on 'Family Feud' I could kiss all the people. It sounds crazy but when I first came… — Richard Dawson Copy Share Image
“Now, when this first started the movement didn’t really appeal to black women because we couldn’t relate. So how did they get… — B. Love 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
“Black women and Black girls in STEM are phenomenal! They’re intelligent, fearless, resilient, and unstoppable. They exude confidence, strength, determination, and excellence.… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
A Different World was run by black women, Debbie Allen and Yvette Lee Bowser. Lead writer Susie Fales-Hill was a hero of… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
Something that people talk about a lot in the Black community is how Black women hold it up, basically, and Black women… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
I think I better understand why some folk didn't want Black women to vote, because it is hard to get one by… — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
My mother instilled in my sister, Maya, and me the values that would chart the course of our lives. She raised us… — Kamala Harris Copy Share Image
Beauty has always been an element of discussion for black women, whether or not we were the ones having the conversation. Out… — Mickalene Thomas Copy Share Image
Even if you meet the perfect person, it ain’t gonna be at the perfect time. You’re married, they’re single. That’s right. You’re… — Chris Rock 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
