Poetry Is Not A Luxury.

The Transformation Of Silence Into Language And Action Is An Act Of Self-revelation .

Hatred Is A Death Wish For The Hated, Not A Life Wish For Anything Else.

Black Women Sharing Close Ties With Each Other, Politically Or Emotionally, Are Not The Enemies Of Black Men.

I Am On The Cusp Of Change And The Curve Is Shifting Fast.

Raising Black Children — Female And Male — In The Mouth Of A Racist, Sexist, Suicidal Dragon Is Perilous And Chancy. If They Cannot Love And Resist At The Same Time, They Will Probably Not Survive. And In Order To Survive They Must Let Go. This Is What Mothers Teach — Love, Survival — That Is, Self-definition And Letting Go.