Black Quote by Yvonne Orji

You just have to be strong if you're a black woman.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

“I am an educated black woman in a time when educated black people will be called upon to risk everything for the rights of…

— Allan Dare Pearce

There are hundreds of stories I've heard from black women from my generation, generations before me, and the next, that have never been given…

— Misty Copeland

“We are strong Black Women. We may not want to be, but when life calls, we got no choice”

— Malebo Sephodi

When you're a black woman, you seldom get to do what you just want to do; you always do what you have to do.

— Dorothy Height

I am convinced that the Black man will only reach his full potential when he learns to draw upon the strengths and insights of…

— Manning Marable

There's a stereotype that to be a strong black woman is to be strong about being black.

— Ayana Mathis

As a black man working in the business, it's a challenge sometimes to get some of these things and these stories told when they…

— Rick Famuyiwa

We need to get past the point where being black and a male means that I am likely to mug you for your wallet,…

— John Amaechi

The burden of being black is that you have to be superior just to be equal. But the glory of it is that, once…

— Jesse Jackson

Every day of my life I walk with the idea that I am black, no matter how successful I am. And our success is…

— Danny Glover

I am a black woman, and my experiences would not be what they are if I wasn't. I'm so happy to share those experiences…

— Misty Copeland