The fact that white people readily and proudly call themselves “white,” glorify all that is white, and whitewash all that is glorified, becomes unnatural and bigoted in its intent only when these same whites deny persons of African heritage who are Black the natural and inalienable right to readily—proudly—call themselves “black,” glorify all that is black, and blackwash all that is glorified.
ATTRIBUTION:
Abbey Lincoln (b. 1930), U.S. singer. “Who Will Revere the Black Woman?” Negro Digest (Sept. 1966).
