Sometimes I Felt As A Writer I

I Could Hear Music Playing In The Background Of Works By Certain Authors, Like Poe And Shakespeare. And I Discovered Nikki Giovanni When I Was In Eighth Grade. Her Writing Has A Musical Energy With Pulse And Rhythm, Almost Like Jazz Or Hip-hop.

I'm Looking At The Head Of The Household, And The House Hasn't Been Run Properly For A Long Time, ... Clinton Was The First Person Ever To Make A Formal Apology To Black People For Slavery, Which Was Very Warm And Appreciated. But African-americans Haven't Healed At All . The Wound Is Still Very Open. And Seeing The Differences In How People Live, It Just Puts Salt In It- Constantly . Seeing The Way We're Treated Within These United States ... It Burns You Even More Every Day.

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.

God Is Ever Present. He's In Every Breath, In Every Step. He's Here, Always, Always.

There Are Black Marriages That Are Still Going Strong 40 Years Later. You Hear So Many Myths That There Aren't Any People Making It, But There Are. As Long As There Are Some, There's Hope.