At this time I'd like to say a few words especially to my sisters: SISTERS. BLACK PEOPLE WILL NEVER BE FREE UNLESS BLACK WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN EVERY A….

People come telling the truth. When I ask how thing are in the States, they don't give me the okeydoke. They say, "Honey, things are hard." It remind….

The more you understand what you're dealing with, the stronger you get. People see fear as a bad thing. Fear is healthy when you're dealing with Amer….

I don't have to live up to that Superwoman myth. I can cry and be human and lean on people who take care of me. That can be very liberating..

I couldn't see how we could seriously struggle without having a strong sense of collectivity, without being responsible FOR each other and TO each ot….

There is a down side to everything if you don't understand what the consequences of what you are saying in your music you could possibly end up getti….

I think that the movement against the World Bank, against the globalization process that is happening, is very positive. We need a globalization, a g….

If the U.S. succeeds in destroying the revolution, my status will be like that of most Cubans: I'll be up a creek without a paddle. It will be devast….

The U.S. doesn't recognize the laws of Cuba. They can kidnap anybody and bring them back to the States to face the so-called justice system. There's ….

Are you ready to sacrifice to end world hunger? To sacrifice to end colonialism? To end neo-colonialism? To end racism? To end sexism?.

Theory without practice is just as incomplete as practice without theory..

We have to have a vision of the world we want to make in 100 years. And maybe when we have that vision, when we convince enough people that that is a….

There's something about approaching 50 that's very liberating. Political struggle has always been a 24-hour-a-day job for me. I felt I could never ta….

Cuba has its own moral system and priorities. That's what keeps it going, the belief that the country can control its own destiny..

I stay connected in my head. I'm spiritually and psychologically connected to African-Americans. They are my people, and that will never change..

I trust Cuba as a principled country. Cuba's strength is that it has been steadfast in its commitment to the principles of liberation, freedom, of re….

I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from the political repression, rac….

I'm truly blessed, because many of my friends come to Cuba. They like it here-they can relax and not worry about drive-by shootings or getting raped..

When I was a child, if someone had talked to me about buying water, I would have thought it was a joke..

I must confess that waltzes do not move me, I guess I hummed the blues too early, and spent too many midnights out wailing to the rain..

In my case, spirituality has been important to me because at periods in my life there's been very little else that I've had going. I've actually need….