This is the psychosis of being a human being - the things that we deal with on a day-to-day basis that make us who we are and that sometimes we have to get on the couch and talk out.

My mother always tells me, "Fear isn't from God," and I believe that. But sometimes, I wonder whether I'll be able step into the shoes that God has prepared for me.

If I don't know how to swim and two weeks later I know how to swim, I know how to swim.

We have such a knee-jerk reaction to our young people, not recognizing our young people carry the torch. We condemn them for their hats worn a certain way or their hoodie worn a certain way, or their pants sagging a certain way, but the reality is, we need to meet them where they stand. We need to arm them with what they need to fight, and then we need to get the hell out the way and let them lead. That is something that is not happening in our communities.

And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it.

I'm 36-years-old and I'm learning about definitions that I should have known when I started having sex.

I can't remember ever having a conversation about the definition of consent when I was a kid. I knew that no meant no, but that's it.