Knowing who you are begins in the mind.

Knowing who you are begins in the mind.

As I grow older part of my emotional survival plan must be to actively seek inspiration instead of passively waiting for it to find me.

My color is my joy and not my burden.

People of color, particularly African Americans, feel the stigma more keenly. In a race-conscious society, some don't want to be perceived as having yet another deficit.

When we finally stop asking America to love us and begin to love ourselves, we will prosper as a people.

African Americans know about racism, but I don't think we really know the causes. I decided it's first of all a family problem.