Marriage Is No Way Of Life For

Okay Listen, You Think I'm So Inconsequential? Then Try This On For Size. All Those Who See Unworthiness When They Look At Me And Are Given Thereby To Denying Me Value - To You I Say, I'm Not Talking About Being As Good As You. I Hereby Declare Myself Better Than You.

I Learned To Hear Silence. That's The Kind Of Life I Lived: Simple. I Learned To See Things In People Around Me, In My Mom, Dad, Brothers And Sisters.

As I Entered This World, I Would Leave Behind The Nurturing Of My Family And My Home, But In Another Sense I Would Take Their Protection With Me. The Lessons I Had Learned, The Feelings Of Groundedness And Belonging That Have Been Woven Into My Character There, Would Be My Companions On The Journey.

I Lived In A Country Where I Couldn't Live Where I Wanted To Live. I Lived In A Country Where I Couldn't Go Where I Wanted To Eat. I Lived In A Country Where I Couldn't Get A Job, Except For Those Put Aside For People Of My Colour Or Caste.

The Impact Of The Black Audience Is Expressing Itself. They Look To Films To Be More Expressive Of Their Needs, Their Lives. Hollywood Has Gotten That Message - Finally.