Accomplished Quote by Cicely Tyson

Black women do not have as many positive images in the media as we should.

— Chirlane McCray

I'm often asked, 'Who has you worked with who you really thought was great?' and I think Eleanor Parker was the first and one…

— Roger Moore

“Hard work makes you feel good because you have accomplished something.”

— Alcurtis Turner

I come from a family of strong women, who have been positive role models for me.

— Laura Harrier

We're following the evolution of tennis. On the women's side, there has been a very positive change, with the arrival of many new stars.

— Stephane Simian

My mother instilled in my sister, Maya, and me the values that would chart the course of our lives. She raised us to be…

— Kamala Harris

My heritage is something that I have always been aware of, however, some would say that there is a disproportionately low number of Asians…

— Nathan Adrian

“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

I talk about a lot is how black women are so often referred to as feisty or sassy or aggressive or difficult just for…

— Vick Hope

It wasn't [Barack] Obama per se; it was the feeling on the ground; it was seeing an old black woman in a wheelchair being…

— Bill Ayers

When black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move Heaven and Earth.

— Tyler Perry

“As a Black Woman, I define self-care as the ability to safely and comfortably exhale.”

— Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant

Black women's intersectional experiences of racism and sexism have been a central but forgotten dynamic in the unfolding of feminist and antiracist agendas.

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

I know how hard it is to be a woman, especially a black woman.

— Mike Tyson

How can you be more subject; black woman in a white man's world?

— Maureen Duffy