Exercise is really important to me - it's therapeutic. So if I'm ever feeling tense or stressed or like I'm about to have a meltdown, I'll put on my iPod and head to the gym or out on a bike ride along Lake Michigan with the girls.

But we need a medical community that's trained and knowledgeable and working on advancement.

I've always tried to make sure that what I do really connects with the broader agenda of what my husband is trying to do.

Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.

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.

My happiness is measured against my kids' happiness - when they're in a good place, I feel really good.

My role models were the people in my life. My mom, for sure. My dad. The teachers. For me, role-modeling was immediate, it was touchable. It was rare for me to idolize a movie star or a singer...because, truly, children connect with who is in their lives, present and accounted for.