Black Quote by Shola Lynch

I was born black and female.

— Lorraine Hansberry

I went to a segregated school; I was born a Negro, not a black man.

— Michael Eric Dyson

I was a me-ist. I believed in the right to do whatever I wanted to do regardless of gender. Still do.

— Suzi Quatro

I had met far more discrimination because I am a woman than because I am black.

— Shirley Chisholm

I happen to be black and a woman and unapologetically proud to be both, but that is not the totality of my identity.

— Ayanna Pressley

I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person.

— David Oyelowo

I don't carry myself as a black person but as a woman that belongs to everybody. After all, it's the general public that made…

— Eartha Kitt

Growing up, I was confused about my identity: I felt like I wasn't black enough to be black, but not white enough to be…

— Mabel

My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.

— Lena Horne

I didn't want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as…

— Bianca Jagger

As a black member of parliament and minister for nearly a decade, I was determined not to be defined by my race. I didn't…

— Sam Gyimah

It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then…

— Spike Lee