If We Don't Stand Up

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.

A Lot Of People Are Waiting For Martin Luther King Or Mahatma Gandhi To Come Back - But They Are Gone. We Are It. It Is Up To Us. It Is Up To You.

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.

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

Every Day I Wear My Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth Medallions Around My Neck. When I Think I'm Having A Bad Day, I Try To Think About Their Day, And I Get Up.