It's So Nice To Get Flowers While

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.

My Identity Is Very Clear To Me Now, I Am A Black Woman.

I Made A Promise To Myself To Be Kinder To Other People.

I Don't Have To Be An Imitation Of A White Woman That Hollywood Sort Of Hoped I'd Become. I'm Me, And I'm Like Nobody Else.

Always Be Smarter Than The People Who Hire You.