A Negro woman has the same kind of problems as other women, but she can't take the same things for granted.

If the time is not ripe, we have to ripen the time.

The Black family of the future will foster our liberation, enhance our self-esteem, and shape our ideas and goals.

There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights.

We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.

No one will do for you what you need to do for yourself. We cannot afford to be separate. We have to see that all of us are in the same boat.

My mother helped me understand how not to show off what I knew, but how to use it so that others might benefit.