Back Quote by Michaela Coel

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

— Lena Waithe

“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

Black women are supposed to be 'strong,' but the burden of carrying our race and carrying our families adds the pressure.

— Aunjanue Ellis

One of the burdens of being a black male is carrying the heavy weight of other people’s suspicions.

— Jonathan Capehart

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

“our backs tell stories no books have the spine to carry - women of color”

— Rupi Kaur

I often find myself in situations where I am the token black person. It can feel like this enormous weight.

— Amandla Stenberg

There is a kind of strength that is almost frightening in Black women. It's as if a steel rod runs right through the head…

— Maya Angelou

I definitely intend to create my own work in the future so that we don't have to keep saying, We don't have work for…

— Lupita Nyong'o

“Resisting the stereotypes and affirming other definitions of themselves is part of the task facing young Black women in both White and Black communities.”

— Beverly Daniel Tatum

As a black woman I always felt growing up I had to do above and beyond stuff to be noticed, to feel like I…

— Crystal Dunn

As a black woman in the industry, you really do have to hold your head higher, stick your chest out, be kind and polite…

— Lena Waithe