I ask you and all the leaders of the world: Would you act differently, would you keep silent and do nothing if you were in our place? Would you not resist if you were allowed no rights in your own country because the color of your skin is different to that of the rulers, and if you were punished for even asking for equality? I appeal to you, and through you to all the countries of the world, to do everything you can to stop the coming tragedy. I appeal to you to save the lives of our leaders, to empty the prisons of all those who should never have been there.

my thoughts are like quick little fish that swim out of my grasp.

Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being.

I see other black women imitate my style, which is no style at all, but just letting our hair be itself. They call it the Afro Look.

There are three things I was born with in this world, and there are three things I will have until the day I die-hope, determination, and song.

I'm not a politician; I am a singer. Long ago, they said, 'That one, she sings politics.' I don't sing politics; I merely sing the truth.

Be careful, think about the effect of what you say. Your words should be constructive, bring people together, not pull them apart.