By love I don't mean indulgence. I do not mean sentimentality. And in this instance, I don't even mean romance. I mean that condition that allowed humans to dream of God.That condition that allowed the "dumb" to write spirituals and Russian songs and Irish lilts. That is love, and it's so much larger than anything I can conceive.

The devil lives in our mistakes, the lord lives in our rights. Who lives in our ignorance, and who wins after all?

I walk into a room Just as cool as you please, And to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees.

We must infuse our lives with art. Our national leaders must be informed that we want them to use our taxes to support street theatre in order to oppose street gangs. We should have a well-supported regional theatre in order to oppose regionalism and.

If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater.