Adventure Quote by Wilma Rudolph

. . . black women . . . are trained from childhood to become workers, and expect to be financially self-supporting for most of…

— Gerda Lerner

As Black women, we know that there's an expectation of us to fail in some way. So we have to work a thousand times…

— Myha'la

As a Black woman you do have to work harder for everything. The world is not going to hand you things.

— Jaz Sinclair

The history of black women in the economy is rooted in the legacy of slavery. Enslaved black women were forced to provide care work,…

— Alicia Garza

“The women work because the white folks give them jobs—washing dishes and clothes and floors and windows. The women work because for years now…

— Ann Petry

Black women have a kind of advantage over white women in the workplace. They go in prepared to face some discrimination, so when it…

— Mellody Hobson

Billionaires prefer Black women. They are loyal and guard your interests. Black wives are for grown ups.

— Ben Horowitz

Black women control the world. We are through being discriminated against.

— Bell Hooks

Being a black woman, there's so many different sides of us. We are funny, silly, romantic, professional, smart, and we have good jobs.

— Lauren London

And if you want partnerships that focus on hard problems and real solutions, then pick a Black woman. Because that's what we do every…

— Maya Wiley

I definitely intend to create my own work in the future so that we don't have to keep saying we don't have work for…

— Lupita Nyong'o

Black women have to know the historical and everyday struggles of black men, and our men have to know the struggles of black women…

— Ruby Dee