Angela Y. Davis Quotes

A collection of quotes by Angela Y. Davis.

Angela Y. Davis is a prominent American political activist, scholar, and author. Born on January 26, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama, she emerged as a leading figure in the 1960s radical movement and became a member of the Communist Party USA. Davis gained further attention during her arrest and trial in the early 1970s on charges of kidnapping, murder, and conspiracy, which resulted in her acquittal. As an influential professor and writer, she has authored numerous books focusing on issues of race, feminism, and social justice. Davis continues to be a significant voice in the ongoing fight against systemic oppression and inequality.

Media mystifications should not obfuscate a simple, perceiva

Media mystifications should not obfuscate a simple, perceivable fact; Black teenage girls do not create poverty by having babies. Quite the contrary, they have babies at such a young age precisely because they are poor --because they do not have the opportunity to acquire an education, because meaningful, well-paying jobs and creative forms of recreation are not accessible to them... because safe, effective forms of contraception are not available to them.

Angela Y. Davis


Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Angela Y. Davis


The work of the political activist inevitably involves a cer

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time.

Angela Y. Davis

Politics