The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they didn't want to give the white man nothing else. But the fact is, you got to give em something. Either your money, your land, your…

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This could be our revolution to love what is...plentiful as much as whats scarce.

This could be our revolution to love what is...plentiful as much as whats scarce.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the...

To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the...

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is...

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is...

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get...

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get...

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home.

Never be the only one, except, possibly, in your own home.

My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities...and the will to grasp them.

My mother had handed down respect for the possibilities...and the will to grasp them.

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all...

I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all...

For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down...

For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down...

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure...

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure...

Horses make a landscape look beautiful.

Horses make a landscape look beautiful.

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...