Now more than ever, we must look to our artists to be our truthtellers and to challenge us toward creative solutions to the many problems mankind fac… - Sidney Poitier

It is not a bad idea, Ayele, as you grow into adulthood, to fix your eye on people of your parents’ generation, or perhaps those even older, to find those you can admire for their qualities of character and contribution. Heroes and role models are important, especially because when you think of them they have the ability to buoy your spirits and ignite your energies to move you onward.

Progress then and now comes from the collision of powerful forces within the hearts of those who strive for it.

I am the me I choose to be.