America Quote by Jemele Hill

It's not unusual for me to find that I'm the only female journalist of color in the front row during some of the briefings.

— Kristen Welker

When I first started out as a young journalist, I know that on at least two occasions, when I walked into a newsroom, I…

— Tamron Hall

I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.

— Jenna Bush

I thought maybe I'd be a female sportscaster.

— Amy Landecker

Black women come with all sorts of personalities. So it's time for media to wise up and show us in all of our complexity.

— Franchesca Ramsey

I was raised by a formidable woman. She always pushed me to be competitive in a man's world. That's maybe one of the attractions…

— Maria Shriver

I had very much wanted to be the very first black female editor-in-chief of 'Vogue.' Barring that, I wanted to work at 'Entertainment Weekly.'

— Courtney A. Kemp

Joe Louis and I were the first modern national sports figures who were black... But neither of us could do national advertising because the…

— Jesse Owens

And I realized that there was no sports reporter, so I started covering sporting events.

— Ed Bradley

I think because I came into journalism by way of the Black Panther Party - and not J-school or a corporate bourgeois institution -…

— Mumia Abu-Jamal

Black women are the most passionate commentators, and even as black female geeks and nerds, they are rarely acknowledged.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry.

— Dionne Warwick