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

Whether we call it a job or a career, work is more than just something we do. It is a part of who we are.

My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about

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.

What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it

I became the messenger who had to be killed

When I think of what has happened in a larger sense, beyond myself, then I would not change anything.