The voice I have now, I got the first time I sang in a movement meeting, after I got out of jail... and I'd never heard it before in my life.
Bernice Johnson ReagonIt makes sense that whatever the topic is, it's more compelling if you can provide the audience with a range of perspectives, and you can cross disciplines. And you don't have to control what people take out of it.
Bernice Johnson ReagonWhen I started graduate school I was interested in the culture of the Civil Rights Movement.
Bernice Johnson ReagonIf you're in a coalition and you're comfortable, you know it's not a broad enough coalition.
Bernice Johnson Reagon