Quotes by black women for you to get inspired

Years ago, having a black skin was similar to a cure for human. they were the subject of to harsh and authoritarian treatment. Being black, especially a black woman, means you are automatically deprived of most of the civil rights, and even fundamental rights. However, there are few black women who changed the way the world perceived them. The world respects their views, their talents and has begun to realize that black or white, humans are meant to be treated equally. Undoubtedly, it was not easy to make this happen. Moreover, one can only imagine the years of dedication, determination, and the undying spirit of these women to bring out the revolution.  Here are some amazing quotes by black women that brought the change of outlook towards black people and brought  revolution in the entire world.

1. “Self-esteem means knowing you are the dream.” – Oprah Winfrey 
2. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”- Alice Walker
3. “I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.”- Simone Biles
4. “You are the best thing.” – Toni Morrison
5. “I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact that I am Black; it means that I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.” – June Jordan
6. “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”- Maya Angelou

More amazing quotes by black women:

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1. “One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.”- Michelle Obama
2. “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde
3. “If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.”- Bell Hooks
4. “I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are all worthy and okay.”
   – Tracee Ellis Ross
5. “You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served.”- Nina Simone
6. “We have so much coming in as sisters, when is our interior life ever put at the forefront? We constantly want to give to other people … Too much of not caring for yourself is not a good thing. We’re bad at that as achievers. Self-care is a priority and we have to do it more.” – Ava DuVernay

Bonus quotes:

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1. “Even if it makes others uncomfortable, I will love who I am.”– Janelle Monae
2. “I always believed that when you follow your heart or your gut, when you really follow the things that feel great to you, you can never lose, because settling is the worst feeling in the world.”-Rihanna
3. “Girls of all kinds can be beautiful — from the thin, plus-sized, short, very tall, ebony to porcelain-skinned; the quirky, clumsy, shy, outgoing, and all in between. It’s not easy though because many people still put beauty into a confining, narrow box … Think outside of the box … Pledge that you will look in the mirror and find the unique beauty in you.”–Tyra Banks
4. “I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something I just had to be.”–Lupita Nyong’o
5. “I realized that I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect, and beautiful journey of my life.–“Kerry Washington
6. “Beauty is not just a white girl. It’s so many different flavors and shades.”–Taraji P. Henson

Hope you guys like these quotes by black women. Also, do comment down below on your favorite quote by black women!