I was appearing on the reality show R&B Divas and when I started to fall apart it was very public. But I am glad that it happened that way. It made me see myself. And it made me transparent.

For the First Time in My Adult Lifetime, I'm Really Proud of My Country

I know in the movie it looks like my grandmother is condoning it, but she really wasn't. But back in those days, men beat women. She was trying to tell me something without being judgmental, trying to help me understand that's what men do.

My most important title is still “mom-in-chief.

Before we can work on the problems, we have to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation.

I call his ['Straight Outta Compton'] story a Disneyland because it's an illusion. It is how he wanted it to be remembered, so that is how he portrayed it. And he had every right to do that. As did I.

No one country can confront them alone…the only way forward is together.