I was brought up in black neighborhoods in South Baltimore. And we really felt like we were very black. We acted black and we spoke black. When I was a kid growing up, where I came from, it was hip to be black. To be white was kind of square.
We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was really glamorous.

