Often girls feel deeply cared about as small children but then find as we develop willpower and independent thought that the world stops affirming us, that we are seen as unlovable.

If anything I think postmodernism has the least impact on my work.

I've written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism.

If I do not speak in a language that can be understood there is little chance for a dialogue.

My work is mostly influenced by the concrete circumstances of our daily lives.

As more people of color raise our consciousness and refuse to be pitted against one another, the forces of neo-colonial white supremacist domination must work harder to divide and conquer.

For black folks, the camera provided a means to document a reality that could, if necessary, be packed, stored, moved from place to place... [Photography] offered a way to contain memories, to overcome loss, to keep history.