I think it's been a little difficult at times for the audience, because they've told me they see me as a family member. So to see your little sister sing about sex... I think they are pretty used to it now.

Bound together by our beliefs, we are like minded individuals, sharing a common vision, pushing toward a world rid of color lines.

I do want to get married again, and I want to have kids. And this time, I really want to do it right.

You don't know how many people come up to me and say, 'This child was conceived listening to you.'

In 1977, at age ten, I was cast on the TV sitcom 'Good Times.' My character was Penny, an abused child in desperate need of love. I really didn't want to do the show. I didn't want to be away from my family.

All those songs reflect all the people that live within me.

I was a very quiet kid. A really sweet kid, I might add.