Change Quote by N. K. Jemisin

The notion that I should be fine with the status quo even if I am not wholly affected by the status quo is repulsive.

— Roxane Gay

As a black woman of trans experience, my position in this society leaves me really no choice but to stand for the intersectional identities…

— Indya Moore

As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound up with and flow from participation in my people's struggle for liberation, and…

— Angela Davis

I am a product of every other black woman before me who has done or said anything worthwhile. Recognizing that I am part of…

— Oprah Winfrey

I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I…

— Spike Lee

You have to start looking in the mirror and saying, 'this is who I am, this is what I am and this is how…

— Charlamagne Tha God

I think, for me, just trying to be the 'non-threatening black woman,' constantly being, like, super-bubbly! And relatable! It takes a lot of energy!…

— Wunmi Mosaku

I'm a black woman and I'm so happy to represent myself in that respect, but I don't want it to be something that defines…

— Rachel Lindsay

I feel a responsibility to continue creating complex roles for black women, especially young black women.

— Katori Hall

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I have 90 percent or 95 percent support in the African American community and it's not sort of "Well, he's black, so it's okay.…

— Barack Obama

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does…

— Oprah Winfrey