I see myself as an educator.

Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped.

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.

Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself

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

we need to turn the question around to look at the harasser, not the target. We need to be sure that we can go out and look anyone who is a victim of harassment in the eye and say, 'You do not have to remain silent anymore.

The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.