...freedom Can Be A Full-time Job If

Domestic Violence Is The Front Line Of The War Against Women.

Loneliness Is Black Coffee And Late-night Television; Solitude Is Herb Tea And Soft Music.

It Is A Dangerous Time To Be A Black Woman In America. It’s A Time When We Are Not Safe In The Streets Or At Home Or At School Or At Work And Nobody Seems To Be Able To Do Anything About It. Nobody. Not Us. Not Our Mommas. Not The Police. Not The People We Elected To Look Out For Our Interests. Nobody. We’re Just Out Here. (p.53)

Putting Words On Paper Regularly Is Part Of The Necessary Discipline Of Writing. A Journal Is A Great Way To Do That.

Sometimes You Have To Show Them What They Want To See In Order To Get Them To Show You Who They Really Are.