Black people should have recognition for themselves and their backgrounds and their relationships with other people in the world and thus lose some of their alienation. This museum has certainly stood for that in this town.

We don't intend to always keep this necessarily African oriented. Originally I had hoped to have African American Indian of this area, and the Appalachian of this area, but at the same time, just as we have the Haitian room, we will always have room for another exhibit.

When you have faith in something, it’s your reason to be alive and to fight for it.

I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'

Black people should have recognition for themselves and their backgrounds and their relationships with other people in the world and thus lose some of their alienation. This museum has certainly stood for that in this town.

You dance because you have to. Dance is an essential part of life that has always been with me.

Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out