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

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

" I date, don't get me wrong. I'm not up here filing my fingernails on a Friday night. I want to find someone to share my life with. "

" I met Bon Jovi on the way to Washington, D.C. I think I called him Jon Jovi. Ugghhhh. I just smiled and pretended it didn't happen. I love him and his wife; they're so sweet. I was very nervous. "

" I'm about being honest and knowing that people are watching, and they want to know that I'm asking questions that they want the answers to. "

" We're not monolithic. What is blackness? To me, how do you define that? "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I had braces for six years! Kids would call me 'big teeth' or 'rabbit teeth.' "

" I quite enjoy cooking. I love cooking for my friends. It's communal, it reminds me of being with family, and it's also a form of therapy; it heals you from the inside out. "

" I've been engaged a couple times. "

" I didn't want to be the aunt where you come over and can't sit on the sofa. "

" As a kid from Texas, it always amazes me when city kids don't know how to ride a bike. "

" 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. "

" I am followed in department stores. I have walked in dressed professionally or dressed in jeans, and I have walked into stores, and instantly, security is on my back. "

" We all have roadblocks; we all have challenges. "

" I think when I first straightened my hair, I was a teenager. I don't believe that I was consciously doing it to look white or to be on television. It never crossed my mind. All of the girls in my neighborhood got perms and their hair straightened. But I know that historically it was to assimilate and there are some people who do it for that reason. "

" When I first started out as a young journalist, I know that on at least two occasions, when I walked into a newsroom, I knew I was replacing the black person in that job. "

" The biggest compliment I get is when someone tells me, 'You're so real.' Even if my journey isn't exactly like theirs. "

" I am a gummy bear fanatic. "

" I grew a reputation for always asking questions and being nosy. "

Asking Questions

" I root for anyone who's got kids and if they want to make it work. "

" I was on morning TV for 10 years in Chicago. "

" When I was a general assignment reporter early in my career, I was the one knocking on their door after a tragedy. "

" I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories. "

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

" I love Rihanna. She represents that strong, independent woman that you cannot keep down. "

Independent Woman

" I love Chicago. I wouldn't be where I am now, and I certainly wouldn't have the confidence that I hope that I project, if I'd not lived in Chicago. "

" I feel it's tougher for the guys, because if I break up with them, then they can go on and be forced to watch me on TV every day. I don't see them. "

" You understand, in my life, the only other person I spoke with or speak with more than Prince is my mother. "

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