Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories.
Every child in America deserves to be in a safe environment that is free from discrimination.
I do believe, as a person of color, the disparities are great. A lot of the roles that were sent to me were 'Gangbanger No. 1.' And when a role did come up that I felt carried and represented my community in the best ways, I wasn't the only one that knew it existed. So I'd have to compete.
There is a glass ceiling for everybody until you find a way to get that connection that Cena has.
I have always believed women have so many natural leadership qualities. They just need opportunities and access.
When you grow up in a place like where we were, no matter how talented you are, if you don't even know that other things exist, there's no way for you to ever feel empowered because you're like, I'm confined to this small world.
We did everything we could to break down barriers that restrain poorest.
In law, especially back in '95 when I was breaking in, it was much more of an old boys' network.
A lot of what the Internet is showing is that talent is more disperse than gatekeepers such as myself...
I definitely intend to create my own work in the future so that we don't have to keep saying, We don't have work for black women.'
