Black girl Quote by James Baldwin

“I realize I'm black, but id like to be viewed as a person, and that is everybody's wish.”

— Michael Jordan

“When you're a black woman", her mother said, "ain't no hiding what you are. Day you try, is the day you die. Stand tall,…

— Dan Brown

“I’m not sure what’s more of a pain in my ass—being black or being a woman. I’m happy to be both of these things,…

— Roxane Gay

“Every white person in this country-and I do not care what he or she says-knows one thing. They may not know, as they put,…

— James Baldwin

“Girl, you're free, can't you see that? You've got your child, you've got your family down here who love you, you've got your farm.…

— Natalie Baszile

“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

“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

“On my more difficult days, I’m not sure what’s more of a pain in my ass—being black or being a woman. I’m happy to…

— Roxane Gay

“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

“Sometimes I'm a black. Not everyone realizes blackness has to be conferred upon you again and again. It's like getting your nails done. Or…

— Laura Yes Yes

“The world saw me as colored, but I didn't spend my life looking at myself. I spent my life looking at other people. I…

— Trevor Noah, Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

I think that, as a black girl, you grow up internalizing all these messages that say you shouldn't accept your hair or your skin…

— Amandla Stenberg