You Have To Know When

There's A Gap Somehow Between Empathy And Activism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spoke Of 'soul Force' - Something That Emanates From A Deep Truth Inside Of Us And Empowers Us To Act. Once You Identify Your Inner Genius, You Will Be Able To Take Action, Whether It's Writing A Check Or Digging A Well.

Up Until Then I'd Thought That White People And Colored People Getting Along Was The Big Aim, But After That I Decided Everybody Being Colorless Together Was A Better Plan. I Thought Of That Policeman, Eddie Hazelwurst, Saying I'd Lowered Myself To Be In This House Of Colored Women, And For The Very Life Of Me I Couldn't Understand How It Had Turned Out This Way, How Colored Women Had Become The Lowest Ones On The Totem Pole. You Only Had To Look At Them To See How Special They Were, Like Hidden Royalty Among Us. Eddie Hazelwurst. What A Shitbucket.

After You Get Stung, You Can't Get Unstung No Matter How Much You Whine About It.

It's Always Been My Hope That I Would Write A Story That Would Inspire And Would Connect With People In A Way That Would Touch Hearts.

To Fashion An Inner Story Of Our Pain Carries Us Into The Heart Of It, Which Is Where Rebirth Inevitably Occurs.