History Is Written By Winners.

I Certainly Wasn't Seeking Any Degree, The Way A College Confers A Status Symbol Upon Its Students. My Homemade Education Gave Me, With Every Additional Book That I Read, A Little Bit More Sensitivity To The Deafness, Dumbness And Blindness That Was Afflicting The Black Race In America. Not Long Ago, An English Writer Telephoned Me, Asking Questions. One Was, "what's Your Alma Mater?" I Told Him, "books.

When You Clench Your Fist, No One Can Put Anything In Your Hand.

I Know That Statistically, It Has Been Proven That There Is A Tremendous Amount Of Black On Black Crime Within The Inner Cities.

Anytime You See A Turtle Up On Top Of A Fence Post, You Know He Had Some Help.

I Wasn't Going To Be One Of Those People Who Died Wondering What If? I Would Keep Putting My Dreams To The Test - Even Though It Meant Living With Uncertainty And Fear Of Failure. This Is The Shadowland Of Hope, And Anyone With A Dream Must Learn To Live There.