If I can mean to people - if I can symbolize the ability to pursue gender equality, racial equality, and to be truthful about our experiences, then, absolutely, that's what I want to be.

For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977

I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community.

I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.

I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions

We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.

I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.