Well Lord, I'm still on the case. I'm still doing what Dr. King and Pops want me to do. I'm still on that freedom highway, and I'm going to walk on it until Dr. King's dream is realized.

I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning

We stay strong. We stay positive, keep our heads up, love one another, spread love. The Devil can't win when you have God on your side.

I'm old enough to be Obama's grandmom. But I still like seeing good-looking things. Nothing wrong with that.

I would get in fights a lot. My voice was so heavy, kids would say you sound like a boy, so I would start beating them up.

I started writing letters home to my mother, saying that I wanted to come home, grandma won't let me sing.

Music is such a joy, just an absolute joy.