It's not just about getting a song on the radio or appearing on television. It really is about helping people change their lives one day at a time.

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 least, to give their families the basic needs. So black women, I find, are not really concerned about women's liberation.

I struggled with a lot of the legacy for a long time, probably actually into my 30s before I really made peace with it.

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