Quote by Alice Walker
To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker

To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the more us she is and to see the hatred that is turned on her is enough to make me despair, almost entirely, of our future as a people. – Alice Walker

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Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom. – Alice Walker

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Im sure we, the American people, are the butt of jokes by those in power. – Alice Walker

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