Don't Wait For, Expect, Or Rely On

Service Is The Rent We Pay For Being. It Is The Very Purpose Of Life, And Not Something You Do In Your Spare 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.

You Just Need To Be A Flea Against Injustice. Enough Committed Fleas Biting Strategically Can Make Even The Biggest Dog Uncomfortable And Transform Even The Biggest Nation.

The Outside World Told Black Kids When I Was Growing Up That We Weren't Worth Anything. But Our Parents Said It Wasn't So, And Our Churches And Our Schoolteachers Said It Wasn't So. They Believed In Us, And We, Therefore, Believed In Ourselves.

It Is Utterly Exhausting Being Black In America - Physically, Mentally, And Emotionally. While Many Minority Groups And Women Feel Similar Stress, There Is No Respite Or Escape From Your Badge Of Color.