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

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children.

I've always hated being hemmed in or seeing anybody being hemmed in. Even when I was the smallest child, I couldn't bear being told I couldn't drink at a so-called white drinking fountain.

We're a violent nation, and we need to confront it. This gun plague has to stop.

History does not pose problems without eventually producing the solutions.

It is so important not to let ourselves off the hook or to become apathetic or cynical by telling ourselves that nothing works or makes a difference. Every day, light your small candle.... The inaction and actions of many human beings over a long time contributed to the crises our children face, and it is the action and struggle of many human beings over time that will solve them-with God's help. So every day, light your small candle.

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