The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.

For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.

I want to thank you, Lord, for life and all that's in it. Thank you for the day and for the hour, and the minute.

Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives. The struggle for equality continues unabated, and the woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory.

Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.

The only way you can be a mark is if you want something for nothing. If you're greedy, you're set up.

I write because I am a Black woman, listening attentively to her people.