I Try To Act Out

If You Don't Like The Way The World Is, You Change It. You Have An Obligation To Change It. You Just Do It One Step At A Time.

In My Generation, We Learned How To Be Leaders By Being Exposed To And Involved With Adults Who Empowered Us And Gave Us A Sense That We Could Choose Things. We've Let Down The Generations Coming Behind Us And We Are Trying To Re- Establish That Connection.

Children Must Have At Least One Person Who Believes In Them. It Could Be A Counselor, A Teacher, A Preacher, A Friend. It Could Be You. You Never Know When A Little Love, A Little Support Will Plant A Small Seed Of Hope.

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.

People Who Don't Vote Have No Call On Political Leaders!