“I couldn't bare the idea of not being in regular communication with the audience I love - young women of color.” Quote by Michaela Angela Davis
“MAD FREE is a conversation project, not an organization, but I've literally have seen women have breakthroughs in real time. They learn and connect. I've had more women I could count say one of our conversations inspired them to be bold and wonderful things like getting PHD's or traveling to the continent. I am certainly far more inspired by the community of women than they are inspired.” RealCommunityWonderfulConversationProjectsOrganizationMadInspiredContinentsWonderful ThingsBreakthroughPhds Author:Michaela Angela Davis
“I've been waiting years to have a conversation with Franchesa [Ramsey]! She's so funny and wicked smart. So that's really going to be the experience it's going to intelligent, layered, and hilarious.” YearsWaitingConversationSmartIntelligentWicked Author:Michaela Angela Davis
“Hair is what connects women in Dakar and Detroit, Oprah [Winfrey] and Opal [Tometi] the Black Lives Matter activist. There's a story in every kink, curl, and coil.” MatterStoriesBlackHairActivistBlack Lives MatterDetroitCurlsKinkBlack LivesOpal Author:Michaela Angela Davis
“My approach is to be honest-really honest-and consistent. That is what any growth will take. It is an issue I think [young] generation can be courageous enough to comb through.” ThinkingEnoughYoungGrowthIssuesGenerationsHonestApproachBeing HonestConsistentCourageousBe CourageousCombsYoung Generation Author:Michaela Angela Davis
“Being an Image Activist simply means to be in action of supporting, celebrating and creating honest images of a group you care about, or yourself.” MeanCareActionGroupsHonestCreatingCelebrateActivist Author:Michaela Angela Davis
“As a busy, grown ass woman, I don't have the time. What I do is I keep myself and my hair hydrated - I drink lots of water and wet my hair frequently. I also keep it highly moisturized.” WaterHairDrinkBusyAssWet Author:Michaela Angela Davis
“It's hard for me to write about anything personal because I get way too personal.” WayWritingHard Author:Angela Alioto
“My original book [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] was 1,700 pages. The first editor brought it down to 700; there was a lot that didn't make it in. But at last it's finished. I had a hard time signing off on it. And I was worried about it hurting anyone I loved even indirectly. I sat in my room afterwards for two hours wondering what I had done. I wondered about it being judged and if people would understand.” PeopleIfsFirstsHeartTwoBookHardDoneLastsPoliticalHoursHurtRoomsWonderPagesOriginalsFinishedWorriedSatHard TimesEditorsJudgedSigningBeing JudgedSigning Off Author:Angela Alioto
“I never worked on anything so hard in my life [like my book 'Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos'], including the Bar exam. The only other thing I could compare it to is having four babies by age 24. That was hard.” HeartBookHardAgePoliticalFourBabyIncludingBarsCompareExamBar Exam Author:Angela Alioto