Black Quote by Mara Brock Akil

I write the black experience in America, and contained within that experience, because it is a human experience, are all the universalities.

— August Wilson

We need to encourage black women to know that they are authors of their own destiny, that they have important stories to tell, and…

— Michaela Coel

“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

I'm a black woman, so I'm obviously not going to write something where women aren't at the forefront.

— Lena Waithe

Having a Black woman write words for another Black woman, there is innateness in that, there is a knowing in that.

— Simone Missick

I write to tell the truth about the black condition as I see it. Therefore, I write to offer a black woman's view of…

— Sonia Sanchez

“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it…

— Bell Hooks

I love black. Anything black transforms lives in a profound way, particularly for women.

— Kenneth Cole

A lot of times, we talk about black people as if being black is all they are. They get up, go to work... and…

— Margot Lee Shetterly

There are places and spaces for black writers to write about race as a central thing. It's important. We're still dealing with the remnants…

— Kwame Alexander

Black girl stories aren't just for black girls: they're for everybody.

— Marley Dias

WE [black women] HAVE ADAPTED TO A SOCIETY THAT DOES'NT HONOR US.

— Iyanla Vanzant