Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is....never let your enemies choose your enemies for you.

Black revolutionaries do not drop from the moon. We are created by our conditions. Shaped by our oppression.

I stay connected in my head. I'm spiritually and psychologically connected to African-Americans. They are my people, and that will never change.

There's something nice about being able to go to sleep at night saying "You know, tomorrow I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna do this and I'm gonna do that...." I think that being an activist on this planet is a privilege and a pleasure.

I worked, studied, mothered and continued to be an activist. I found that Cuba was much different from the US; its government was genuinely trying to erase racism.

The real reason Cuba poses a threat has nothing to do with my being here or anyone else being here. It's because Cuba is an example of a country that is actively fighting against imperialist domination and insists on its own right to self-determination and sovereignty.

I couldn't see how we could seriously struggle without having a strong sense of collectivity, without being responsible FOR each other and TO each other.