I Made A Promise To Myself To

Every Color I Can Think Of And Nationality, We Were All Touched By Dr. King Because He Made Us Like Each Other And Respect Each Other.

Malcolm X Raised My Consciousness About Myself And My People And Other People More Than Any Person I Know. I Knew Him Before He Became Malcolm X.

You Have To Be Taught To Be Second Class; You're Not Born That Way. But The Slanting Process Is So Subtle That You Frequently Don't Realize How You're Being Slanted Until Very Late In The Game.

Music Became My Refuge And Then My Salvation.

I'm Not Alone, I'm Free. I No Longer Have To Be A Credit, I Don't Have To Be A Symbol To Anybody; I Don't Have To Be A First To Anybody.