Black women care deeply about civic engagement, democracy, education, children, and justice. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Like a lot of Black women, I have always had to invent thepower my freedom requires ... — Zuna Zorda Copy Share Image
There's a lot of ways that white women undermine women of color, and black women in particular. — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
How can we teach our children to respect Black women if Black women don't respect Black women? — T. D. Jakes 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
I like the idea of having historical films about black women who are just having fun. — Nia DaCosta 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
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 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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
“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
It was a good script [Something New]. We have not seen an interracial issue dealt with from a black woman and white… — Sanaa Lathan Copy Share Image
“Black women are always the loudest when they have babies. Screaming to Jesus, usually. White women are much quieter, right up until… — Jenny Lawson Copy Share Image
The inspiration for this movie [Something New] was this Newsweek article that came out a couple of years ago that talks about… — Sanaa Lathan Copy Share Image
I'm an African woman, I suppose these thoughts torture me more than they do black American people, because it's like watching my… — Kola Boof Copy Share Image
My mom is Jamaican and Chinese, and my dad is Polish and African American, so I'm pretty mixed. My nickname in high… — Ayesha Curry Copy Share Image
I don't claim to say, "All black women are like me," because they're not. One type of black woman can exist, but… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
“I am a Black woman, therefore, I am destined to protect myself. Our men have wandered too far to beckon. They are… — Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant Copy Share Image
I look at Woody Allen's prolific career of 30 or 40 films, and I'm watching the clock. I'd love to work at… — Dee Rees Copy Share Image
When black women stick together, we are the most powerful force in the universe. — Alfre Woodard Copy Share Image
. . . no Black woman can become an intellectual without decolonizing her mind. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“We are strong Black Women. We may not want to be, but when life calls, we got no choice” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
Black women all over the world should re-unite and re-examine the way history has portrayed us. — Buchi Emecheta 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
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