" In order to have a happy ending, in order to be triumphant, in order to be heroic, you have to tell your own story. The women's movement knows that; black people know that; brown people know that; yellow people know that. You have to be able to tell your own story in order to show that you are worthy--that you belong. "

― Nikki Giovanni , Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate: Looking At The Harlem Renaissance Through Poems