“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.

Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.

Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith.

I am dedicated to end the disenfranchisement of Black America, that has been present for too long.

Night is coming on and I am filled with indescribable loneliness. Felt feverish; bathed in a black, silent stream.

Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.

We have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us, the love of Black women for each other.

I don’t care if you’re black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you’re nice to me, I’ll be nice to you. Simple as that.

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