Quotes for Today

I'm being a little lazy right now, but I wanted to post something. So, here are a few quotes concerning being a black woman that I came across and wanted to share. More to come as I find them.

“But what of black women? . . . I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire.” W. E. B. Du Bois

“Usually, when people talk about the "strength" of black women . . . . they ignore the reality that to be strong in the face of oppression is not the same as overcoming oppression, that endurance is not to be confused with transformation.” Bell Hooks

“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it is, to be very isolating... because I think that especially for black women, the more we rise from the bottom, the more we move and journey, the more we are the targets of the most brutal and vicious attacks.” Bell Hooks

“They say things like they don't want men opening doors for them anymore, and they don't want men lighting their cigarettes for them anymore. Big deal. Black women have been opening doors for themselves and lighting their own cigarettes for a couple centuries in this country. Black women don't quibble about things that are not important.” Wilma Rudolph