I was too worried about the grades and I should have been more worried about learning.

I'm varying my workouts so it's not just cardio but also includes moves to maintain my flexibility.

I admit it: I am louder than the average human being and have no fear of speaking my mind. These traits don't come from the color of my skin but from an unwavering belief in my own intelligence.

We can aim to create a culture, where kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them.

Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.

Education is the single-most important civil rights issue that we face today.

After I got out of law school and worked in a big law firm, I thought, there are so many kids like me, in my neighborhood, that could be here if they had more support from their families, better financial aid. But the gap is so wide once you miss that opportunity. So I was always interested in figuring out, How do you bridge that? I felt, as a lawyer, when I was mentoring and working with kids, that I gained a level of groundedness that I just couldn't get sitting on the forty-seventh floor of a fancy firm.