I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.

Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.

An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.

To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.

Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.

I'd see the bus pass every day… But to me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to accept what was the custom. The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.

Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.