I realized it was happening, but most people didn't realize it was happening. I mean, because as a self-employed person, when there is a recession or a cutback in the economy, we feel it first. Because many self-employed people provide services that are nonessential.

Whether at work, at home or in public, we have been trained to believe that who we are at the core of our being is often unacceptable. As a result, we work diligently to live up to - and sometimes down to - what others have made us out to be, whether or not it is an accurate reflection of who we are.

Black Girls rock because we have no other choice.

I've seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. Lived it and I'm still here to talk about it and help someone else if I can.

Authenticity means that you must do what you do the way you do it and allow everyone else the same courtesy.

You can accept or reject the way you are treated by other people. But until you heal the wounds of your past, you are going to bleed.

I took my kids everywhere. I didn't have money for child care, so I took them to college with me and they sat in the hallway.