“Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?”
Tyra Banks
“If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country.”
Malcolm X
“Far and away the worse toll is taken in the most vulnerable community, the African American community, where black women are three times more likely to have an abortion than their white counterparts.”
Starr Parker
“Establishing healthy lifestyle habits is especially important for African American women, who are two to four times more likely than Caucasian women to develop type 2 diabetes. It is crucial that these women -- who are often gatekeepers for their families' health as well as their own -- empower one another to maintain habits that are known to prevent or delay the onset of this devastating disease.”
Andrea Williams
“For a lot of African American women, it's very affirming to come to this show. You finally see yourself for an hour and a half and it's in a positive light. And you're not the sex object or the mammy, you know, that there's a gamut.”
Kimberly Morgan
“It is doubly important for African American women to pay attention to heart disease and stroke risk factors because the prevalence of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases is 44.7 percent for African American women compared to 32.4 percent in white women. We want women to know their risk factors and support each other in making the right choices everyday to reduce their risks.”
Anjanette Ferris
“This was a horrible portrayal of African American women and we don't in any way want to condone that kind of behavior.”
Pier Smith
