“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
“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
“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
“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
“The study is the largest follow-up study of the health of African American women yet conducted.”
Lynn Rosenberg
“The hundreds and hundreds of African-American women participating in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study made this discovery possible. Their willingness to take part in this outstanding population-based study and contribute DNA for genetic analysis is a remarkable legacy.”
Jeffrey Canter
“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
