The Civil Rights Movement also reaffirmed me as a singer. It taught me that singing was not entertainment, it was something else.
Bernice Johnson ReagonIn fact when Sweet Honey was ten years old it was too big for me to run, and I knew it, but I ran it for another thirteen years because I couldn't convince other people to really do it. And this year, I'm not running it.
Bernice Johnson ReagonThere is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up.
Bernice Johnson ReagonIf we dwell in a community that is comfortable, then it's probably not broad enough a coalition.
Bernice Johnson Reagon