A Woman Is More Than The Sum

I'd Been Told That When You First Put Your Feet On African Ground, You'll Be Hit By A Feeling Of Overwhelming Understanding, Like You've Returned Home And Suddenly Belong. Quite Frankly, I Didn't Feel That.

For My Writing, And Because I Love Talking To Young Women About Life, I Often Asked Them Which Would They Rather Have - A Father In The House With Them While Growing Up Or A Big Butt? I Tell You 86 Percent Of The Time, Girls Say A Big Butt Because It Gets Them Further.

Just Bc U Loved And Lost Doesn't Mean Stop Loving. If U Have A Nightmare, Does It Mean U Stop Dreaming?

Whatever Happens In My Life, Whether I Stand Up Or I Fall Down, Whatever The Case, I'm Going To Use It In My Art. Why? Because I'm An Artist And I Have To.

Anytime You Share Life Stories With Other People, You Know, You Are Acknowledging Their Humanity And Kind Of Accessing Some Things About Yourself, And Other People Start To Expect Things About Themselves. It's Kind Of Like A Fellowship.