The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.

The one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search for love must begin.

Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.

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.

Hope is essential to any political struggle for radical change when the overall social climate promotes disillusionment and despair.

I'm tired of the naked, raped, beaten black woman body. I want to see an image of black femaleness that alters our universe in some way.

I think it's crazy for us to think that people don't understand what's being foregrounded in their lives at a given point in time.