African American Women

Give light, and people

Give light, and people will find the way… Ella Baker

African-American women account for

African-American women account for 67 percent of all newly diagnosed female AIDS cases. Elijah Cummings

You have seen how

You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man. Frederick Douglass

African-American women who develop

African-American women who develop breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease than White women of the same age. Survival rates are worse among African-Americans for colon, prostate and ovarian cancers as well. Frank C. Garland

I am sick and

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. Fannie Lou Hamer

The hearts of Afro-American

The hearts of Afro-American women are too warm and too large for race hatred. Long suffering has so chastened them that they are developing a special sense of sympathy for all who suffer and fail of justice. Fannie Barrier Williams

… social evils are

… social evils are dangerously contagious. The fixed policy of persecution and injustice against a class of women who are weak and defenseless will be necessarily hurtful to the cause of all women. Fannie Barrier Williams

I had this idea

I had this idea that I wanted to do this mixture of visions of African American women and visions of African American men. And call it ‘The Men’ and call it ‘The Women’ and show different faces of these two people. Faith Ringgold

Since Bush has been

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

I think the bottom

I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour. I think they get the least opportunities in Hollywood. Denzel Washington