My ancestors make up the skin of the world. That's who that is. That's what that is. That's us.

America is America. It's a capitalist system. They [leaders] have enshrined that belief that profit matters more than anything else. The polarization of the society is just the resurfacing of that.

we are the ones we have been waiting for

It's better to have your blackness taken away than to stand there and lie about who you actually are. That's the trap.

I think if I could not get myself off my cushion, off my couch, or away from whatever I'm eating - or drinking or partying or whatever - if I couldn't get away from that, I would have a heavy heart.

Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government.

Writing about people helps us to understand them, and understanding them helps us to accept them as part of ourselves.