“I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom’s side for not being black enough. And then I’d spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was ‘that black girl.’”

When love is absent, then there is fear, and in my opinion you should lead your entire life through love.

I’ve always been a woman of faith.

I don’t have a lot of friends; most of the friends I have, I’ve had since high school.

I’ve always been a performer. That’s just what I know.

I’m the little half-black, half-Jewish girl who was odd and awkward. I try to be myself.

I like being in relationship because of the comfort it provides.

I struggle with deciding when to answer or ignore the constant speculation about my private life, because I feel like that doesn’t belong to anybody but me.

For some odd reason, I like a man in sweatsuits. Obviously, you want your man to look good in a suit, but I like when men look comfortable, and the swagger just stands out of that.

We keep secrets from people that we love because we’re afraid of our own truth. I think sometimes we’re afraid to hurt people, because you never know. I think we’re afraid of what is, and what can’t be.

I have a hard time watching myself! Usually I do the work, and then I leave it. So I pretend like I’m not on TV every week.

Is being single hard? It depends where your mind is. If you are focused, being single is an enjoyable experience, but if you hate being alone, you’ll hate being single. I think it depends on the individual are where they are in life.

Whatever your ethnicity is, in this life you are going to be on a journey to discover who you are and how you feel about yourself.

I realize i am black, but id like to be viewed as a person, and that is everybodys wish.

The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world’s definitions.

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

My main fight is for freedom and equality.

When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.

If you can only be tall because someone else is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And white people have a very, very serious problem.

We should just come together as people. I think it’s really important to come together as humans, not as white people or black people, green and blue people.