Choice Quote by Indya Moore

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 am part of a legacy of queer black women who have fought for the freedom of black people across the globe.

— Patrisse Cullors

I'm a black woman and I'm so happy to represent myself in that respect, but I don't want it to be something that defines…

— Rachel Lindsay

I've spent my whole career trying to stay out of any box that anyone could put me in. 'I'm going to do a play…

— Audra McDonald

This is how systems of oppression work: The violence, discrimination, and stigma I face as a woman compounds the violence, discrimination, and stigma I…

— Sarah McBride

Anytime you give a trans person an opportunity, especially an opportunity to be ourselves, you are promoting a shift in the way society sees…

— Trace Lysette

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.

— Lena Horne

I'm just really excited to expose people to different identities, different conversations but also to kind of reframe how they think about black women…

— Franchesca Ramsey

Hopefully I can play a role where I'm not stigmatized to just being a trans woman.

— Mj Rodriguez

“I understood intersectionality—the way that white supremacy props up patriarchy props up poverty props up environmental destruction props up white supremacy again—on a gut…

— Jacob Tobia

I happen to be black and a woman and unapologetically proud to be both, but that is not the totality of my identity.

— Ayanna Pressley

Many trans women of color come from poverty and are forced to live on the streets. Their families have shunned them, and their remaining…

— Sean Baker