Famous Black Men Who Are Proud Feminists

Blair Underwood

Back in 1992 when celebrity men (especially black men) who openly supported feminism was all but a foreign concept, actor Blair Underwood stood up and voiced his support about women’s right to do what they choose with their bodies.

In an interview at the ’92 March for Women’s Rights, he explained why he is pro-choice:

“Basically it boils down to the government or legislative body telling me what I can and cannot do in planning my own family. So, if you are going to tell a woman what to do, that woman may be my wife, that woman may be my girlfriend. That doesn’t sit well with me to tell them and to tell me what I can’t do with my family. So, in a nutshell, that’s basically why I’m here, and that’s why it’s important for most of us men to be here. Because, you can’t live in this world, obviously, without coming into contact with women. I mean, a woman is my mother, gave me life, gave me sisters. I have a girlfriend I love dearly. All of that comes into play. It’s not about abortion being right or wrong. It’s about having that choice to decide what a person should do with their own body.”

Source: Via Huffington Post