“I'm down to Earth, at times I feel closer to Mars. The world is yours, I'm hopin’ it's ours...” ~ Common
“I find it distressin', there's never no in-between. We either niggaz or Kings. We either bitches or Queens.” ~ Mos Def in Blackstar
“We black women are the single group in the West intact. And anybody can see we're pretty shaky. We are, however (all praises), the only group that derives its identity from itself.” ~Nikki Giovanni