Black Quote by Tarana Burke

We encourage women to become mentors within their communities in order to teach young girls how to thrive in this society. It's a good…

— Tasha Smith

I represent opportunities for other women and other people of color, and I'm trying to start my own kind of movement.

— Lisa Joy

I collaborated with so many people from Chicago - so many Black people, young Black women organizations like BYP100 and Assata's Daughters. Just being…

— Vic Mensa

We came in as organizers before creating the Black Lives Matter network and project, and we are still organizers, strategists, political thinkers, and philosophers,…

— Opal Tometi

When I was coming up, we didn't have the movement of Black Girl Magic or Black Girls Rock, but my parents made it their…

— Naturi Naughton

We see organizations that target young black men to give them direction in life, but so often, black girls are missed. I wanted to…

— Angie Thomas

In 2013, I helped create a black-centered political will- and movement-building project called #BlackLivesMatter.

— Patrisse Cullors

I was able to meet young black people from all over the country who were focused on education and on elevating themselves.I'm endorsing and…

— Common

I think now I get to create and inspire more young black girls to continue doing what they love and reach for the stars.

— Marsai Martin

I am grateful to the activists and women who created the Black Lives Matter movement because I feel like they let me know I…

— Jesmyn Ward

I used to think that I could be successful if I pretended to be a 23-year-old black woman. I wanted to find a young…

— Edmund White

I have a platform, and I felt compelled to use it to bring awareness to what is happening to Black folks in America and…

— Porsha Williams