We weren't pushing Black is beautiful. We just showed it.
I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'
Frequently producers have partners that they never let the public know about.
I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman.
I don't think Ed Sullivan had anything to do with Carib Song.
Haiti itself was also photographed, some of the streets, some of the mountains, rivers, streams, etc. were photographed before talking with me about how I felt about Haiti. Then the camera went to our voodoo temple and saw a serious ceremony, a real ceremony.