Preach!

"What has happened, though, is that black women have been silenced. When we are vocal, we are problems. The marriage debate highlights the need for black women to tell our own stories; it calls for an honest and holistic conversation that includes black men and it requires a critical analysis of structural inequities and mass incarceration. In the meantime, I’ll be working on my snappy comebacks for everyone monitoring my relationship status."-Angela Stanley in NYTimes