“All my friends were in the park smoking weed and getting pregnant. I didn't want to be the young black girl having a baby, a baby's father, being on welfare. That wasn't going to be my story.” WantStoriesYoungGirlFatherBlackBabyMy FriendsWelfareParksSmokingWeedPregnantHaving A BabyBlack GirlSmoking Weed Author:Foxy Brown
“But it is true that some magazines have a policy to show only a certain amount of black girls on their covers. Naomi is right. It's not fair, and I wish it would change.” ShowsCertainGirlWishBlackPolicyAmountFairsMagazinesNot FairBlack Girl Author:Claudia Schiffer
“My white girl Veronica, black girl Monica, Got me celebrating Christma-Hanu-Kwanzaa-kah, Rocking dashikis with a yarmulke.” GirlBlackWhiteHip HopRapCelebrateMonicaBlack GirlKwanzaaWhite Girl Author:Big Sean
“I am a black man Who was born café con leche I sneaked into a party, to which I had not been invited. And I got kicked out. They threw me out. When I went back to have fun with the black girls All together they said 'Maelo, go back to your white girls' And they kicked me out. They threw me out.” MenSaidTogetherGirlFunBlackBornWhitePartyHaving FunThey SaidInvitedBlack GirlWhite Girl Author:Ismael Rivera
“I find it weird when [model] agents say, 'You're the only black girl booked for the show. Isn't it great?' Why is it great?” ShowsGirlBlackModelsAgentsBlack Girl Author:Jourdan Dunn
“I'm tired of having to consult a group of old white guys about my black girl craft. They don't even know what they're listening for or to.” KnowsGuyGirlBlackWhiteGroupsListeningTiredCraftsI'm TiredWhite GuysBlack Girl Author:Azealia Banks
“I don't belive Oprah's sexual abuse stories, I mean who would take a black girl when there are plenty of white?” MeanStoriesGirlBlackWhiteAbusePlentyBeliveBlack Girl Author:Zach Braff
“It's not that I prefer black girls, but that's who I find myself relating to as a human being. I am also attracted to really ghetto girls, straight out the hood... a thickey, a real 'pass the hot sauce' type girl.” HumansRealGirlBlackHuman BeingsTypeHotHoodGhettoSauceBlack GirlHot Sauce Author:Jon B.
“Black Girls rock because we have no other choice.” ChoicesGirlBlackRocksBlack Girl Author:Iyanla Vanzant
“If I go into a club now, all the blonde girls leave my corner and all the black girls come into my corner. It's as if I'm racist towards white girls!” IfsGirlSportsBlackWhiteClubsCornersRacistBlondeBlack GirlWhite GirlBlonde Girl Author:Boris Becker
“My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.” DifferentBodyGirlBlackRocksHairEmpoweringDancerEmpowering WomenBallerinaBlack Girl Author:Misty Copeland
“I've never been an all-black girl. I like pinks and blues and greens. If you come over to my closet, you'll be able to find a rainbow of things to wear.” IfsAbleGirlBlackRainbowClosetsAll BlackBlack GirlGirl I Like Author:Carly Rae Jepsen
“I have low self-esteem and I always have. Guys always cheated on me with women who were European-looking. You know, the long-hair type. Really beautiful women that left me thinking, 'How I can I compete with that?' Being a regular black girl wasn't good enough.” ThinkingKnowsLongI CanSelfEnoughBeautifulGuyGirlLeftBlackSelf EsteemHairTypeLowsEsteemGood EnoughBeautiful WomenCheatedLow Self EsteemReally BeautifulLong HairBlack GirlCheated On Author:Lil' Kim