I Came Out Of The Civil Rights

Life's Challenges Are Not Supposed To Paralyze You, They're Supposed To Help You Discover Who You Are.

I Came Out Of The Civil Rights Movement, And I Had A Different Kind Of Focus Than Most People Who Have Just The Academic Background As Their Primary Training Experience

If I Had Been At A University I Don't Think I Would Have Been Able To Have The Experience I Had In My Smithsonian Work. I Don't Think I Have Been As Successful

Coming Up In The African-american Culture, We Were Taught That We Belonged To The Universe And Society Was Wrong In The Way It Dealt With Us. We Had To Learn To Express And Affirm Values Not From The Winning Position.

I Organized Sweet Honey In The Rock In 1973. The Music Was Sanity And Balance.