14 Quotes by Bethanee Epifani J. Bryant

As a black woman, the decision to love yourself just as you are is a radical act. And I'm as radical as they come.

While protesting in the street, I am fighting for the rights of my community. While navigating my community, I am fighting to be loved. What more do Black women have to sacrifice to be loved by Black men? To be seen as worthy of fighting for. We have given everything. What have you given in return, Beloved? I cannot fight for you, and fight against you. I cannot honor your spirit, while you diminish mine.

Black Beauty is not acknowledged, affirmed, or celebrated unless it is showcased on a non-Black body. We are the blueprint they publicly denounce and secretly covet. They will always be caricatures of our authenticity. Who are they without us?

As a black woman, the decision to love yourself just as you are is a radical act. And I’m as radical as they come.

I used to criticize my body for everything I felt it wasn’t. Now, I praise my body for what it has carried me through.