Black Quote by Mamphela Ramphele

Every two weeks, every Friday on the dot, I would go into my dean's office and be like, 'listen, this is the standard that…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

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

In the beginning, I found myself dealing with a show business dictated by male white supremacists and chauvinists. As a black female, I had…

— Diahann Carroll

You know, I've never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I'd been…

— Condoleezza Rice

“The black female mathematicians who walked into Langley in 1943 would find themselves at the intersection of these great transformations, their sharp minds and…

— Margot Lee Shetterly

Growing up, usually when I saw a black female on television, she was either a broken character or sidekick.

— Lexi Underwood

When I was at The Orlando Sentinel as a sports columnist, it was embarrassing that I was the only black female sports columnist at…

— Jemele Hill

One of the things that really does annoy me is just comments on my hair. Like 'your hair's not tidy,' or 'Ooh, what's this?'…

— Kadeena Cox

I was born black and female.

— Lorraine Hansberry

to speak as black, female, and commercial lawyer has rendered me simultaneously universal, trendy, and marginal.

— Patricia J. Williams

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

— Cheo Hodari Coker

“Despite Grumblethorpe's noises of disapproval, Esme knew she liked the family pets.She just did't approve of having so many of them in her mistress's…

— Tracy Anne Warren

It is not the case that I can predict your views knowing that you are a white male. I cannot predict your views if…

— Heather Mac Donald

I am very aware of being black and female because that's what I am.

— Susan Rice

I've had frank conversations with theaters who say, 'We love your play, but we've already done a play by another black person this year,'…

— Katori Hall