It's the new slavery. It came out of the drug laws and it really is something we're going to have to confront, but I don't see enough people up in arms about that. We need to be.

Black women rock the cradle, and whoever rocks the cradle rocks the future.

A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.

Whoever said anybody has a right to give up?

If things are too easy, life is a whole lot less interesting.

We must serve consciously as caring role models, emphasizing the ethic of service, not consumption.

Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter.