The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other.

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Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had...

Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had...

It would have been more comfortable to remain silent.

It would have been more comfortable to remain silent.

I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you...

I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you...

I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than...

I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than...

During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was...

During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was...

Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That...

Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That...

I became the messenger who had to be killed.

I became the messenger who had to be killed.

Telling the world is the most difficult experience of my life, but it is very...

Telling the world is the most difficult experience of my life, but it is very...

I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even...

I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even...

I see myself as an educator.

I see myself as an educator.

What I wanted was for everyone listening to understand that these things mattered - not...

What I wanted was for everyone listening to understand that these things mattered - not...

I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee...

I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee...

If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about...

If you think about the way the hearings were structured, the hearings were really about...

In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with...

In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with...

For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in...

For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in...

One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be...

One of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be...

I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his...

I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his...

But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other...

But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other...

I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an...

I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an...

What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and...

What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and...