the problem with knowing is that it takes away the possibility of pretending!

As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us.

When you're young, there's a whole lot of stuff you say you'll never do. Once you get a little older, the list tends to get shorter.

Discomfort is always a necessary part of enlightenment.

Sometimes you meet yourself on the road before you have a chance to learn the appropriate greeting. Faced with your own possibilities, the hard part is knowing a speech is not required. All you have to say is yes.

Vera Stark is a fabulous force of nature.

Sometimes you have to show them what they want to see in order to get them to show you who they really are.