"Black women are supposed to be 'strong,' but the burden of carrying our race and carrying our families adds the pressure."

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Source : "Aunjanue Ellis on 'Abducted: The Carlina White Story'". Interview with Melanie Yvette, www.ebony.com. October 2, 2012.

Aunjanue Ellis

#Strong Quotes #Race Quotes #Black Quotes

“Baby's fishing for a dream, fishing near and far. His line a silver moonbeam is, his bait a silver star.”
“Money plays the largest part in determining the course of history”
“I've learned... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.”
“Take any problem in life and it will fall under one of three categories... money, health or relationships.”
“In terms of merchandise, you can't force anyone to buy something.”
“In a dark time, the eye begins to see / I meet my shadow in the deepening shade...Dark, dark my light, and darker my desire.”
“I didn't choose to be an actress”
“Anthropology provides a scientific basis for dealing with the crucial dilemma of the world today how can peoples of different appearance, mutually unintelligible languages, and dissimilar ways of life get along peaceably together”

Source : Clyde Kluckhohn (2017). “Mirror for Man: The Relation of Anthropology to Modern Life”, p.29, Routledge

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