There's so much going on in the healthcare system that makes it difficult for women to really have a strong economic hold if insurance is always an issue.

Start, as parents, with yourselves, number one.

For me, as a mother, I am just, you know, I just can't put into words how important it is for every American, for every mother, for every person in this country, to have healthcare.

Earlier in my college career, there was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the Black community I was somehow obligated to this community and would utilize all of my present and future resources to benefit this community first and foremost.

I look at how my kids view exercise. They have a complete understanding that nutrition and exercise go hand in hand. I didn't think like that when I was a kid. But they have a real consciousness about it that I'd like to think comes from the years of attention we've put into this.

It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position.

I was not raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of.