All of my experience of studying religion, studying spirituality, studying natural healing, traditional medicine, has kind of enriched my vision of the world. Not only seeing reality as this moment, but as a culmination of all of the history behind us, and all of the fruit that hopefully we will be able to grow from the seeds that we are trying to plant, of goodness and peace and beauty and equality.

My life wasn't beautiful and creative before I became politically active. My life was totally changed when I began to struggle.

I think that one of the great things that the Cuban revolution has done is preserve history.

We had to learn that we're beautiful. We had to relearn something forcefully taken from us. We had to learn about Black power. People have power if we unite. We learned the importance of coming together and being active

Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill in the leader role.

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

People are tried and convicted in the newspapers and on television before they ever see a courtroom.