You know what's funny is that I have this ongoing relationship with the city of Washington D.C. I went to George Washington University, and my nickna….

The breakdown of the black community, in order to maintain slavery, began with the breakdown of the black family. Men and women were not legally allo….

Today there are people trying take away rights that our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers fought for: our right to vote, our right to choo….

I think all of us in our lives feel like we can't make a difference or we can't make a change or it's too late or we're too tired or we're too scared..

We need to be willing to be uncomfortable, to be flawed, to be imperfect, to own our voice, to step into our light, so that we can continue to inspir….

We can't say that we believe in each other's fundamental humanity, and then turn a blind eye to the reality of each other's existence, and the truth ….

Idea of holding each other’s hands at the Women’s March—it feels like we are being invited to do that every day. So many of us are feeling attacked, ….

Black community, I think as a whole America is dealing with the issue of homophobia. We got to be really honest about whether we believe in civil rig….

People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him it was illegal for them to be married in several states in this country. S….

About a year ago I got really exhausted from reading bad scripts and I know that I am a writer and that I have stories to tell, so I thought, 'Let's ….

Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential..

I am co-writing a screenplay now and I'm working on the rights to another story I want to do. So I plan to produce and direct. So, for me, I don't re….

Whenever I talk to survivors [of a domestic abuse relationship] who have lived through that and are on the other side and their whole perspective on ….

That's what acting is - it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives..

As a young girl, my real dream was to be the woman in the shows at SeaWorld..

I feel like any single woman of color who's been onstage has a Shakespeare monologue in her back pocket, and a monologue from 'For Colored Girls.' It….

I'm here not just as an actress but as a woman, an African-American, a granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants, a person who could not have afforded….

For me, 40 feels like a beginning. I'm in the middle of so much new - with this career, the kids, and I'm still sort of a newlywed. I'm excited to be….

The No. 1 reason women stay in abusive relationships - because they're not able to take care of themselves financially. It's also the No. 1 reason wh….

My brain and my heart are really important to me. I don't know why I wouldn't seek help to have those things be as healthy as my teeth. I go to the d….

Human beings are complicated and flawed and unique, but we all have a story to tell. Gone are the days where our lead characters can only look like s….