Black Quotes

Girls who participate in Black Girls Code think of themselves as leaders.

Kimberly Bryant
- Black
As a matter of fact they'd blacken us down. I guess there's a reason that according to what the Caucasian wanted us to look like. He wanted us to look-if we were Black, then he had his idea of what we look like.

Billy Eckstine
- Black

Far too many black men who praise their own mother feel less accounted to the mothers of their own children.

Patricia Hill Collins
- Men
- Children
- Mother
Our education system is increasingly embracing a black-and-white way of thinking, in which 'learning' and 'play' are diametrically opposed. 'Learning' is the serious stuff that happens inside a classroom and can be measured via multiple choice questions and a No. 2 pencil. 'Play' is frivolous, fun, and worst of all, optional.

Darell Hammond
- Thinking
- Fun
- Education
I believe I am standing firm as a black woman in this industry in a time that it is hard as an artist period.

Dawn Angeliqué Richard
- Time
- Believe
- Period
The liberal feminist movement never imagined that women would take seriously the encouragement to become our own heroes and claim life for ourselves, on our terms, no matter who we are. Pro-choice and pro-life, Christian and not, poor and rich, black, white, gay and straight. It is a dream we all hold dear, and it's called the Tea Party.

Tammy Bruce
- Life
- Women
- Dream
I grew up in an all-black neighbourhood in Decatur, Georgia - a kinda lower-middle-class area.

Keri Hilson The Clutch
- Up
- Black
No characters in 'Stay Close,' including the leads, are black and white. I want them to be grey. I think that makes for a much more interesting reading experience, something that will stay with you a little bit longer.

Harlan Coben