Labels put people in boxes, and those boxes are shaped like coffins. — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
My life was very compartmentalized. I went to a school that was all white, and then I went home and to my black family. — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
Telling my story has not been easy for me. I've had to dredge up memories I would have rather forgotten. The lonely, anxiety-ridden months… — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
I had never had a deep sense of belonging anywhere. I always felt I was an outsider. — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
When you become first lady, it's like, 'O.K., now what do you do?' — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
I was a lifeguard, camp counselor, the president of the YMCA Leaders Corps. I also took piano lessons. I was a dancer. — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
We have to think about the state of women in a more holistic way going forward. We can't be segregated by class and race… — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
In the 1970s, I identified as a lesbian and wrote about it. In 1991, I met the love of my life, married him. — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
It's tough to be a mother. At any age. It's tough. It's a lot of work. — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
Black women do not have as many positive images in the media as we should. — Chirlane McCray Copy Share Image
