The World Motivation
When I was born here in Washington, my parents were public school teachers, and to express both pride in their heritage and hope for the future, they gave me an African name: 'Ketanji Onyika,' which they were told means 'lovely one.'
“When I was born here in Washington, my parents were public school teachers, and to express both pride in their heritage and hope for the future, they gave me an African name: 'Ketanji Onyika,' which they were told means 'lovely one.'”
When I was born here in Washington, my parents were public school teachers, and to express both pride in their heritage and hope for the future, they gave me an African name: 'Ketanji Onyika,' which they were told means 'lovely one.'
Crime and the effect on the community, and the need for law enforcement - those are not abstract concepts or political slogans to me.
My parents believed deeply in education, and it made all the difference.
I've experienced life in perhaps a different way than some of my colleagues because of who I am, and that might be valuable.
As African Americans, we always have to fight for inclusion, despite your moral background: Christian, Muslim, Jewish - it doesn't matter.
When a dish works, it works for everyone, whether you're Asian, European, African, American or anybody else.
It's not about composition. It's the way you feel about how your objects should relate to each other. I've got lots of African statues and things, and the cleaner arranges them like soldiers, which drives me mad. So I have to rearrange them, and I must drive her mad, because I'm doing anarchy and she's doing military manoeuvres.
My sister is a good story of resiliency. She had a full ride at UC Davis, but she left school to go to the Philippines - and then she decided to go back to school in her 40s, which surprised me. She went to UC Berkeley, and I think she was one of two African Americans in her class at Haas. She's really impressive.
Presidents are not kings.