“I am courageous because, despite it all, I still choose to love.” — Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant Copy Share Image
“I am a black woman. Don't look beyond me. Don't see through me. Look me in the eye. Hold my gaze. Listen… — Janet Autherine Copy Share Image
“THEY STOLE YOUR STYLE BUT THEY COULDN'T STEAL YOUR GLOW ” — Qwana M. "BabyGirl" Reynolds-Frasier Copy Share Image
“WHEN IT MATTERS THE MOST.... DON'T PLEAD THE 5TH WHEN YOU'VE BEEN TESTIFYING ALL DAY! SPEAK UP!” — Qwana M. "BabyGirl" Reynolds-Frasier Copy Share Image
“Reinvent yourself over and over and over and over and over until you find home. There is no timeline for the soul.” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“About the time I was 17 and graduated from high school, I went to Harlem, and that was a most beautiful place… — Oliver W. Harrington Copy Share Image
“I didn't come looking for you the day you uninvitedly appeared on my doorstep How did we go from nonchalant conversation me… — Maquita Donyel Irvin Copy Share Image
“When a group has internalised their oppression, they may find themselves unable to imagine living without it” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
“I always questioned myself if we were ever like birds in our hearts. Were feelings ever set back home at the end… — Tsholofelo Lehaha Copy Share Image
“The greatest act of revolution for any black woman is to put pen to paper with purpose.” — Stalina Goodwin Copy Share Image
“...I fell asleep and had a dream that a king was liquidated by a group of kind faces....” — Maquita Donyel Irvin Copy Share Image
“African-American writers with an independent vision are often consigned to obscurity. The white critics can only tolerate one black writer at a… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
“LEGACY IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LIVING!” — Qwana M. "BabyGirl" Reynolds-Frasier Copy Share Image
“...I am ready for a love that beats strong and incessantly -- a hummingbird type love...” — Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant Copy Share Image
“The depths of her thoughts will have you never wanting to surface for air...” — Maquita Donyel Irvin Copy Share Image
“But I seemed unable to do anything that pleased anyone and that included me, my own self, though at that time I… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
