Quote by Caleb Wygal

“I have seen the absolute black; it was unspeakably beautiful.”

— C.P. Cavafy

“What I should have seen was that his soul was just as black as his features.”

— Amy Noelle

“I needed to see more from my movies than the extremely tragic black woman, or the magic helpless Negro, or the many black men…

— Issa Rae

“Given all these performances ... how do you ever know who you really are? Well, you have to find that rare someone for whom…

— Jodi Picoult

“Black Barbie? Nah… I’m an unapologetic Exquisite Black Queen who’s intelligent, creative, courageous, confident, ambitious, and authentic. My beauty is just a bonus!”

— Stephanie Lahart

“enough to show the black”

— Donna Tartt

“Have a good looking is not worthy if you don't act just like your appearances.”

— Shim Steward

“They each wore ill-fitting black suits and well-fitting black scowls.”

— Susan Dennard

“I speak to the Black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition--about what we can endure, dream, fail at and survive.”

— Maya Angelou

“My Blackness is just too much for some people to handle. I’m a confident, intelligent, beautiful, and powerful Black woman with greatness inside my…

— Stephanie Lahart

“It was all very pleasant and balmy, supremely beautiful and languid, if you were white, were rich, and turned a blind eye to the…

— Ron Chernow

“The voice of a Black woman should always be HERSELF ... No edits - no erasure - no pressure - no expectations - no…

— Malebo Sephodi