Beautiful Quote by Maya Angelou

I was born a poor black child.

— Al Gore

I was born black and female.

— Lorraine Hansberry

“As a first-generation Ethiopian immigrant, Sheba had lived in Charleston since she turned five years of age. She was Ethiopian by birth, but American…

— Joanna Hynes

I decided to become an actor at five. I saw the most gorgeous woman that I had ever seen in my five years of…

— Niecy Nash

There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype. I wanted…

— Octavia Spencer

My father was a dark-skinned brother, but my mother was a very fair-skinned lady. From what I understand, she was Creole; we think her…

— Ice T

Madame Walker was one of the four iconic women who really created what's now the modern hair-care and cosmetics industry, and we know about…

— A'Lelia Bundles

When I grew up, you wanted to look like Marlene Dietrich, Betty Grable. Fortunately, I didn't know that I really wanted to look like…

— Dorian Corey

I was raised by mum who's white and she raised me amazingly, but I was never in touch with my black side growing up…

— Liz Cambage

There were very few British black women on TV or in music when I was a teenager; when you're growing up, you need someone…

— Alesha Dixon

Has there ever been anybody, real or fictional, whiter than Betty Crocker?

— Howie Carr

She was young and very beautiful, but pale, like the grey pallor of death.

— Bram Stoker