I have died too many deaths that were not mine.

Black women are programmed to define ourselves within this male attention and to compete with each other for it rather than to recognize and move upon our common interests.

pornography is a direct denial of the power of the erotic, for it represents the suppression of true feeling. Pornography emphasizes sensation without feeling.

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

You are the one that you are looking for.

In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is frequently heard that Black women are more easily hired than are Black men.

Every woman I have ever known has made a lasting impression on my soul.