America Quote by Ruby Dee

Black women have had to develop a larger vision of our society than perhaps any other group. They have had to understand white men,…

— Angela Davis

Historically, black women have suffered tremendously, but today's black women are the triumph. We have choices, and that's what freedom is all about: having…

— Susan L. Taylor

We must begin to tell black women's stories because, without them, we cannot tell the story of black men, white men, white women, or…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

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

— Buchi Emecheta

Black women must help black men understand their full potential lies not in denying black women full access to their humanity and opportunity, but…

— Michael Eric Dyson

The issues that black men face oftentimes are the issues that everyone faces. Do you have the ability to be present? Are you working…

— Malik Yoba

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

We must learn how to live in the space of inner peace in our everyday lives. This takes consistent, conscious effort because I know…

— Susan L. Taylor

When you think about what Black women have meant to us Black women have always been our guide. Black women have always been the…

— Wes Moore

Black women come with all sorts of personalities. So it's time for media to wise up and show us in all of our complexity.

— Franchesca Ramsey

Black women are programmed to define ourselves within this male attention and to compete with each other for it rather than to recognize and…

— Audre Lorde

Something that people talk about a lot in the Black community is how Black women hold it up, basically, and Black women don't get…

— Nia DaCosta