When you say 'the man of the house,' the black woman has been the woman and the man of the house, because black men have so often had to spend all of their time and energy working and trying, at… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
As an artist and as a Black woman coming out of a background that emphasizes service, there are certain responsibilities that I must assume. I see these responsibilities not as a burden, but as an extension of what I am. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
I know that no matter what is said about Martin the King Jr., what he contributed, what he gave, what he meant, what he… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
My father was bigger than life, an entity and everyone expected us, as his offspring, to be saintettes, these little carbon copies. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
Til I was about eight or nine, I had no awareness he was anybody special. Since all our friends were in the movement, I… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
At 16, I went to Smith College in Massachusetts and that was right after the peak of the civil-rights movement and all the rest.… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
I try to understand people who do violence. I try to understand what they are feeling and experiencing. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
I wrote my first play when I was eight. It was about a queen, and I - of course! - was the queen. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
What we need to do is learn to respect and embrace our differences until our differences don't make a difference in how we are… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
A feeling of self worth is the best accomplishment we can foster in our prisons. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
We must celebrate difference until difference doesn't make a difference in the way we treat each other. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
And you don't have to be a preacher to carry on. That's why I've gone into the theater, with my mother's blessings, and someday… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
You see, for the most part it was a normal upbringing. Sure, there was the Nobel Peace award; sure, there were people coming to… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
My mother supported me from the beginning and never said you should be an activist or civil rights leader or minister. — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
