Black women Quote by Jessica Williams

Ultimately, when I deliver something, a lot of times it will be from a black woman's perspective, but other times it will be just…

— Jessica Williams

I've been having a 20-plus year conversation with black women, starting with 'Girlfriends,' moving through 'The Game,' 'Being Mary Jane,' even 'Sparkle.'

— Mara Brock Akil

I am a black woman, and my experiences would not be what they are if I wasn't. I'm so happy to share those experiences…

— Misty Copeland

I'd like to inspire Black girls to think: 'If she can do it, I can.'

— A. J. Odudu

In my experience—and I admit I didn't anticipate this—most blacks are delighted to have a 100-percent honest conversation with a white man about race.

— Jared Taylor

Black women are programmed to define ourselves within this male attention and to compete with each other for it rather than to recognize and…

— Audre Lorde

In every generation and in every intellectual sphere and in every political moment, there have been African American women who have articulated the need…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

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

I love writing about black women, but if you go beyond that, we're human beings - and because we're human beings, it's universal for…

— Mara Brock Akil

The way black people feel, especially, is if you're going to tell a black story, let it come from a real place.

— Algee Smith

Right now, black female artists are the most interesting people to think about. People are ready to hear whatever we're gonna say, and I'm…

— Tink

“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