It was always a day that my mother did all the cooking. And we had turkey and I got to chop the vegetables for the dressing.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

It was something that we had seen and practiced all week. The key was the kicker.

VOA: standard.2010.02.08

"We had to do it," "Somebody had to do it, so we went all out.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Since it was just me and Mama and we had all these empty rooms, Mama decided to let those rooms out, mostly to people passing through, Like from, oh, Mobile,Montgomery, places like that.

VOA: standard.other

And anything beyond that you kind of lose it. I think that we've all had that experience sitting in college where you can be with the professor for about 10 or 15 minutes and then you kind of lose it."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

"To take an opportunity to make sure that the indifference that the American people have had to the cause in Darfur ends, that we recognize we are all part of one human family and that it is very important that we stand up and that we make our voices be heard."

VOA: standard.2010.05.23