You Can't Be What You Can't See.

The Core Of The Culture Is Racism And How Black Men Are Viewed. They've Always Been Demonized And Seen As Threats In Our Culture. Another Holdover From Slavery. We've Got To Deal With That Core Root Of Racism And Demonization Of The Upbringing Of Black Men. Black Women Are Not Exempt By Any Means.

You Are In Charge Of Your Own Attitude Whatever Others Do Or Circumstances You Face. The Only Person You Can Control Is Yourself...worry More About Your Attitude Than Your Aptitude Or Lineage.

We Must Not, In Trying To Think About How We Can Make A Big Difference, Ignore The Small Daily Differences We Can Make Which, Over Time, Add Up To Big Differences That We Often Cannot Foresee.

I Have Always Believed That I Could Help Change The World, Because I Have Been Lucky To Have Adults Around Me Who Did.

I've Always Hated Being Hemmed In Or Seeing Anybody Being Hemmed In. Even When I Was The Smallest Child, I Couldn't Bear Being Told I Couldn't Drink At A So-called White Drinking Fountain.