The Future Which We Hold In Trust

The Outside World Told Black Kids When I Was Growing Up That We Weren't Worth Anything. But Our Parents Said It Wasn't So, And Our Churches And Our Schoolteachers Said It Wasn't So. They Believed In Us, And We, Therefore, Believed In Ourselves.

[martin Luther ] King Didn't Pick His Leadership Position. Most Movements Are Not Started By Single People.

The Legacies That Parents And Church And Teachers Left To My Generation Of Black Children Were Priceless But Not Material: A Living Faith Reflected In Daily Service, The Discipline Of Hard Work And Stick-to-itiveness, And A Capacity To Struggle In The Face Of Adversity.

We Must Serve Consciously As Caring Role Models, Emphasizing The Ethic Of Service, Not Consumption.

You Didn't Have A Choice About The Parents You Inherited, But You Do Have A Choice About The Kind Of Parent You Will Be.