The more we pull together toward a new day, the less it matters what pushed us apart in the past.

The histories of the poor and the powerless are as important as those of their conquerors, their colonizers, their kings and queens.

if we center our lives on BMWs, RVs, VCRs, PCs and the other acronyms of consumerism, we cannot expect our children to do otherwise.

There are not many of us African American Sister Presidents, and those of us who are in this field do not have an easy time of it. Why the story goes that one Black woman college president died and went to hell, and it was two weeks before she realized that she wasn't still on the job.

The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are.

Faced with what seems like an impossible task, a group of folks will do well to remember the African proverb: When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion.

Now, if you want to know my secret love, it is to be able to serve as an example.