I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women.

I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant

In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since

Because I was extremely uncomfortable talking about sex with him at all and particularly in such a graphic way, I told him that I did not want to talk about these subjects.

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

The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life

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.