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I was determined to make a movie - about families and a love story - that black women would be proud to… — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
I have never felt the grips of patriarchy and its need to erase black women and our labor... so strongly until the… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
When we look at the Democratic Party, Black women have been the backbone of the Democratic Party. — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
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We always see strong women. We often see strong black women. We rarely see messy, fragile black women. — Simone Missick Copy Share Image
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My queer black women peers are the ones who make me not feel crazy. The way we act is so instinctive. — Kelela Copy Share Image
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Black women in coaching positions are held to higher standards - especially because there are so few opportunities. There are stereotypes we… — Dawn Staley 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
When I was growing up, there was no one. There were very few black women in tech; there were very few black… — Dawn Richard Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton is like a lot of white politicians. They eat soul food, they party with black women, they play the saxophone,… — Sister Souljah Copy Share Image
Black women have been saving this republic since its founding. That was especially so during the Trump era when their turnout helped… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
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Black women have kinky hair, and we think we have limitations on what we can do. It's interesting that people think, 'Oh… — Zoe Kravitz Copy Share Image
Men who are proud of being black marry black women; women who are proud of being black marry black men. — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
As long as black women yell about being independent, they will never get married. Marriage and independent is like oil and water. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies. — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
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I was always treated older than I am when I was a kid, so I had to be like, 'No, I'm sweet,'… — Wunmi Mosaku Copy Share Image
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If the Black woman is a queen, and I believe that she is, why would I settle for something less than royal? — Runoko Rashidi Copy Share Image
It's important for the world to see black women as not just the suffering wife or haggard mother. — Simone Missick Copy Share Image
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No woman on this whole earth can please me and cook for me and socialise and talk to me like my American… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
My hope as an actress is knowing that I'm someone who is more privileged - I'm biracial and lighter-skinned - and I… — Amandla Stenberg Copy Share Image
I want to be remembered as an actor who was able to touch people with what I offered to the world. That… — Melanie Nicholls-King Copy Share Image
It's been interesting to look back on those works [I've done previously] and see all the things that Beyoncé has done and… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
'Heroes' was great, but I was like the sorority sister, the friend. So often, we as black women, we are cast as… — Candice Patton Copy Share Image
The core of the culture is racism and how black men are viewed. They've always been demonized and seen as threats in… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Perhaps...I am the face of one of your fears. Because I am a woman, because I am Black, because I am a… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
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Honestly, I had a very realistic, probably pessimistic outlook at the beginning of my career post-graduation of drama school. In general, I… — Betty Gabriel Copy Share Image
My work is often a therapy for myself - a working out of these issues as a black woman. And a way… — Wangechi Mutu Copy Share Image
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When the charge first came up, I hated black women. Then, going to trial, I started seeing the black women that was… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
I've liked different women at different times in my life. I've been attracted to white women. I've been attracted to black women.… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
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Every time you see a black romance, it's over-the-top. There always has to be extreme hostility between the sexes. He has to… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
![“It's been interesting to look back on those works [I've done previously] and see all the things that Beyoncé has done and become for us in the meantime, because back then, folks were like, "Why Beyoncé? I don't get why she is kind of the symbol for black womanhood."” quote by Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/morgan-parker-6193_black_it-s-been-interesting-to-look-back-on-th_1171998.jpg)
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