Hope Is The Best Contraceptive.

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.

We Have The Capacity To Make Sure That Every Mother Has Pre-natal Care. Yet, We Don't Do It. What Is It About America? It Says We Don't Value Children And Families. We Are Hypocrites.

The Poor Have Been Sent To The Front Lines Of A Federal Budget Deficit Reduction War That Few Other Groups Were Drafted To Fight.

Don't Assume A Door Is Closed; Push On It. Don't Assume If It Was Closed Yesterday That It Is Closed Today. Don't Ever Stop Learning And Improving Your Mind. If You Do, You're Going To Be Left Behind.

I Was Taught That The World Had A Lot Of Problems; That I Could Struggle And Change Them; That Intellectual And Material Gifts Brought The Privilege And Responsibility Of Sharing With Others Less Fortunate; And That Service Is The Rent Each Of Us Pays For Living - The Very Purpose Of Life And Not Something You Do In Your Spare Time Or After You Have Reached Your Personal Goals.