The Voice I Have Now, I Got

The Smithsonian Festival Of American Folklife, Actually, Was An Effort To Put Something On The Mall In Washington So American Tourists Could Walk Through America, And In Their Minds Everything On The Mall Would Be American

Most People Come Out Of Their Ph.d. Experience Trying To Prove Themselves, Trying To Get Ahead, Trying To Get Published. You're Scared Everybody Else Is Going To Do Your Research And Get Your Topic.

Mothering/nurturing Is A Vital Force And Process Establishing Relationships Throughout The Universe.

The Civil Rights Movement Also Reaffirmed Me As A Singer. It Taught Me That Singing Was Not Entertainment, It Was Something Else.

I Think The Civil Rights Movement Changed That Trajectory For Me. The First Thing I Did Was Leave School. I Was Suspended For My Participation In Movement Demonstrations In My Hometown, December, 1961