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African-American Women Quotes: Strength and Legacy

Strength, legacy, and resilience

One speaker credits supportive parents for opening doors at a time when very few women, and even fewer African-American women, came behind them in similar roles.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Few Women
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Nov 07, 2020

I had very supportive parents that made the way for me, even at a time when there were very few women - no women, really; maybe two or three women - and very few, fewer than that, African-American women heading in this direction, so there were very few people to look up to. You just had to have faith.

Quotes by Leah Ward Sears

Long
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Nov 07, 2020

I do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor bow. I haven't had very good modeling in submission.

Quotes by Faye Wattleton

Men
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Nov 07, 2020

Many African-American men are incarcerated. And so African-American women do carry an enormous burden. And traditionally have carried a greater burden than perhaps their white counterparts.

Quotes by Faye Wattleton

Nov 07, 2020

I think the '90s is the reason why I recently had to find natural haircare products to allow my hair to grow. That was a time where they were processing your hair, and it was a time when African-American women wanted that straight hair.

Quotes by Drew Sidora

Office
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Nov 07, 2020

Since Bush has been in office, African-American women have fallen behind in terms of income and wages.

Quotes by Donna Brazile

Latina
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Nov 07, 2020

On average, African-American women are 4 times as likely to die from pregnancy related complications. Latina women are at 2 times greater risk.

Quotes by Christy Turlington

Another notes that African-American women often carry a heavier burden than others, shaped by family circumstances and historical inequality.

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