Acting Quote by Bell Hooks

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

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 living with…

— Morgan Parker

We must learn how to live in the space of inner peace in our everyday lives. This takes consistent, conscious effort because I know…

— Susan L. Taylor

Black men struggle with masculinity so much. The idea that we must always be strong really presses us all down - it keeps us…

— Donald Glover

You can never have enough reinforcements, resources for black women to thrive in the world. The topic has been addressed a million times before,…

— Kelela

I still enjoy a lot of support from the black community.

— Judge Reinhold

Black people are tired, especially amongst black people. Tired of us seeing us kill each other, us go through that situation of lack of…

— Heavy D

A lot of black women still carry a lot of pain when they see black men with women who aren't black, and that's really…

— Regina King

One principle I've been fighting for that doesn't endear me to a lot of people is that black people can be just as complicated…

— Henry Louis Gates

I have 90 percent or 95 percent support in the African American community and it's not sort of "Well, he's black, so it's okay.…

— Barack Obama

If Black women stand strong and our commitment is to ending domination I know that I'm supporting Black males, Black children male and female…

— Bell Hooks

Something that people talk about a lot in the Black community is how Black women hold it up, basically, and Black women don't get…

— Nia DaCosta