I always knew I wanted to be somebody. I think that's where it begins. People decide, "I want to be somebody. I want to make a con...tribution. I want to leave my mark here." Then different factors contribute to how you will do that.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I don't think America's the center of the world anymore. I think African women will lead the way [in] ... women's liberation ... T...he African woman, she's got a country, she's got the flag, she's got her own army, got the navy. She doesn't have a racism problem. She's not afraid that if she speaks up, her man will say goodbye to her.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
No other creative field is as closed to those who are not white and male as is the visual arts. After I decided to be an artist, t...he first thing that I had to believe was that I, a black woman, could penetrate the art scene, and that, further, I could do so without sacrificing one iota of my blackness or my femaleness or my humanity.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »