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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

Topics: Beginning Built Faith Flourish Foundation Gospel Human Human Relationships Living Love More Place Relationships Trust Where Which

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Black women as a group have never been fools. We couldn't afford to be.

~Barbara Smith

Topics: Afford Been Black Fools Group Never Women

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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

Topics: Been Black Easier Female Feminism Gifts Greatest Greatest Gifts Little Make Ourselves Simply

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This invisibility, however, means that the opportunities for creative research are infinite.

~Barbara Smith

Topics: Creative However Infinite Invisibility Means Opportunities Research

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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

Topics: Black Consideration Enough Entity Experience Important Particular Recognized Scholarly Seldom Serious Thought Unique Whose Women

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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

Topics: Actually All People Anti-Semitism Black Challenged Color Major Major Problem Oppose Oppressed Our People Problem Profound Scepticism White Women

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You can only paint through your experience and sub-consciousness.

~Barbara Smith

Topics: Experience Only Paint Through You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: December 16th, 1946

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