Historically, black women have been disregarded in the fight for gender equality.The recent Women's March on Washington was widely criticized for showcasing "white feminism," a term typically used to refer to the fight for equality for white women that ignores the struggle of women of color. With growing diversity in the media, black women are gaining access to share their experience and a new generation of black feminists are raising up their voices.
"It's such a pivotal, crazy time and I want you to know all you ladies out there: You are the leaders." - Zendaya
"To me, girl power definitely means girls from any part of the world, any size, any age, any ethnicity, coming together to dominate. Show the boys what we've got...and supporting each other is such a beautiful thing." - Normani Kordei
"I want to see somebody [in the media] who looks like me as the doctor and the criminal and the successful businessperson and the woman barely making a living. I want to see the spectrum." - Yara Shahidi
"It’s rough, especially for girls on social media, because we’re sexualized so much it’s like, ‘Wow, when are we and other people going to see ourselves as people and not objects." - Willow Smith
"Black features are beautiful. Black women are not. White women are paragons of virtue and desire. Black women are paragons of fetishism and brutality." - Amandla Stenberg
