Black women Quote by Carleen Brice

“I delved especially into black writers. Their analogies were relevant to my own experiences, and I understood them better for that.”

— Tepilit Ole Saitoti

“Oddly, I had never thought of myself as a feminist. I had been denounced by certain radical feminist collectives as a ‘lackey’ for men.…

— Elaine Brown

“This Book is Dedicated to Black Girls Everywhere. You are Powerful. You are Beautiful. You are Loved.”

— Daniel José Older

“I believe it’s incredibly important to write against [racial] stereotypes. If we give in and make sure that all black women characters are asexual,…

— Justine Larbalestier

“I had never read a book written by an African-American. I didn't know that black people could write books. I didn't know that blacks…

— Endesha Ida Mae Holland

“Like most guys, I had bought into the stereotype that all feminists were white, lesbian, unattractive male bashers who hated all men. But after…

— Byron Hurt

“I’m a Black woman. Empowered, powerful, and greatness.”

— Stephanie Lahart

“I knew, and every black man there knew, that I, as a man now white once again, could say the things that needed saying…

— John Howard Griffin

“I've sat listening at the feet of enough Black women to know they all deserve to tell their own stories. But here we are,…

— Darnell Lamont Walker

“And that makes us (black women) feel like we have spokespeople, because everybody we encounter feels they have a piece of you and can…

— Malebo Sephodi

“I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud; I am not the candidate of the women's movement of…

— Shirley Chisholm

“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it…

— Bell Hooks