Troubled Times Do Call For Troubled Songs,

Life Is About Committing Ourselves On A Daily Basis To The Best In Us. Freedom Is A State Of Mind. Freedom Is An Attitude. Freedom Is A Spirit. You May Be Behind Bars, But You Still Have The Capacity To Be Free. I've Visited Some People Behind Bars Who Are Freer Than Negroes I See Running Around Every Day. Being In Jail, Or Poor, Or Uneducated Doesn't Determine How Free You Can Be. There Are Really Only Two Types Of People. Either You're Running Scared Or You're Running Free. I Choose To Run Free, And You Can, Too, No Matter What Your Circumstances In Life.

Fear, Fear, Breeds Hopelessness. When You're Afraid, You Don't Know What To Believe In, You Don't Know What To Hold On To. You're Struggling To Find Something To Believe In.

I Wanted To Be A Theater Actress, And Initially, I Wanted To Work In Musical Theater

Take Your Focus Off How Others See You. Cease Being Obsessed With The Need To Impress Your Friends And Your Foes. Keep Your Concern On The Vision You See In The Mirror. Don’t Allow The Approval Of Others To Obstruct Your View Of You.

Even In The Era Of The First Black President, Racism Is Still The Most Intractable Issue In Usa. Regarding Poverty, Half Of All Americans Are Either In Or Near Poverty. Poverty Is Certainly Worse For African-americans Now Than It Was During King's Lifetime.