Zis and zat' when uttered by the French is considered charming, but 'dis and dat' as an Africanism is ridiculed as gross and ugly.

Thoughts can hurt like real pain.

I'm independent as a hog on ice and a hog on ice is dead, cold, well-preserved and don't need a mother'grabbin, thing.

writing is a labor of love and also an act of defiance, a way to light a candle in a gale wind.

Some feminists feel that a woman should never be wrong. We have a right to be wrong.

And realizing there is no such thing as the Black experience. Time and events allow for change on both sides.

A gift - be it a present, a kind word or a job done with care and love - explains itself!... and if receivin' it embarrasses you, it's because your 'thanks box' is warped.