I did then what I knew best, when I knew better, I did better. Maya Angelo - Maya Angelou

I gave birth to one child, a son, but I have thousands of daughters. You are Black and White, Jewish and Muslim, Asian, Spanish speaking, Native Americans and Aleut. You are fat and thin and pretty and plain, gay and straight, educated and unlettered, and I am speaking to you all. Here is my offering to you.

The Black woman in the South who raises sons, grandsons and nephews had her heartstrings tied to a hanging noose.

A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best challenges herself to give the best. Then she is living phenomenally.