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I do consider myself part of black history.

— Mary J. Blige

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

There's a lot of black history - my history - that I don't know about.

— Alison Hammond

There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I'm black.

— Clarence Thomas

Whatever good I have accomplished as an actress I believe came in direct proportion to my efforts to portray black women who have made…

— Cicely Tyson

If you're a black person in America, it's really hard to avoid being black. And what I mean is that the reality of your…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

I stand on the shoulders of Black men and women who have paved the way for a better future for all Americans through unmatched…

— Byron Donalds

Black women all over the world should re-unite and re-examine the way history has portrayed us.

— Buchi Emecheta

My personal history, along with the history of many black people in this country, is rife with trauma born out of anti-black policies aided…

— Patrisse Cullors

As an African-American, as a woman, I think that I've been sensitized to the way in which history privileges the white male and the…

— Rita Dove

All of my history as an African-American woman, as a Jewish woman, as a Muslim woman. I'm bringing everything I ever knew, and all…

— Maya Angelou

Let the record show, Black history is American history, and I look forward to sharing this rich history with my family, friends, colleagues, and…

— Jasmine Crockett