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" My ability to not be afraid to ask tough questions or to confront, that matters. "

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Asking Questions

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" One of my favorite memories was one time Prince picked me up and said we were going to Michael Jordan's birthday party. "

" I will never answer that question of what are the challenges I face. You speak it into existence, and I choose to use that air for other things. "

" Women, teenagers, we have to really empower each other. "

" We all have these challenges and stereotypes that exist, but you can't let that hold you down... If that's the first thing you think about as a black woman - the challenge that lies ahead - you are thinking in the wrong direction, in my opinion. "

" On career day as a young journalist, I scraped up my money and went to this big conference for young journalists, and the great feedback I got was that I would not or should not become an anchor because my eyelashes were too long and too distracting. "

" Looking back, I've always enjoyed hearing about the lives of other people, their experience through their jobs, their lives, and their children. It's always been a treat to hear about others. "

" When I was a kid growing up, I always thought I would be a journalist, and I thought, you know, I'd cover stories about other people, and we're always taught never to make the story about yourself. "

" I've not given up having a child. But I hope whatever route of parenthood I choose, whether it's adoption or I'm able to conceive, I just hope that I'm able to give someone as beautiful a life as my parents gave me. "

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" I mask every single day. I mask every morning - since I was 27 years old. I don't care the brand: it can be from the drugstore or high end. I can be walking my dog in the mask scaring children and people off, but it's my routine that I commit to every single day. "

" When I came to Philadelphia in the late '80s, it was going through a very difficult time. "

" I'm definitely a foodie. "

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" I was 7 years old, and I challenged everything. I never accepted answers on face value. "

" It's a tough town, it's a loving town, it's a supportive town, and that's why so many great news people, journalists have come through Chicago or are from Chicago. "

" I've been given an opportunity to make a difference. "

Make A Difference

" Someone - a man - advised me not to become a news anchor because my eyelashes were too long, and they would distract the viewers. "

" What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock. "

" I love my job and my relationship with the viewers who watch my shows. "

" So I have people who tweet and ask me, 'You can't be this happy all the time. You can't be this cheerful.' Well, yes I am. From where I've come from and my family and what I see as real struggles in day to day life, through my reporting. I'm never going to look at challenges. "

" Trust me: I do hit the snooze button about 4 times. "

" The thread that has always connected my family was the news. "