Someone was hurt before you; wronged before you; beaten before you; humiliated before you; raped before you; yet, someone SURVIVED

You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I'll rise.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

When it looked like the sun wasn't going to shine any more, there's a rainbow in the clouds,

I speak to the black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition - about what we can endure, dream, fail at, and still survive.

You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot - it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.