Barbara Smith Quotes

"This invisibility, however, means that the opportunities for creative research are infinite."
- Barbara Smith
(Related: Infinite, Research)

"One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female."
- Barbara Smith
(Related: Feminism, Gifts)

"Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish."
- Barbara Smith
(Related: Faith, Love, Trust, Beginning, Living, Relationships)

"You can only paint through your experience and sub-consciousness."
- Barbara Smith
(Related: Experience)

"A major problem for Black women, and all people of color, when we are challenged to oppose anti-Semitism, is our profound scepticism that white people can actually be oppressed."
- Barbara Smith
(Related: Women, People)

"Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration."
- Barbara Smith
(Related: Experience, Women, Thought, Consideration)