I always loved science. And in fact, I got a science award in high school. I mean, I loved science, but I think I loved literature more.
As an African-American, as a woman I think that I've been sensitized to the way in which history privileges the white male and the way in which certain aspects of history, the things that we are taught in school, the things that are handed down never, never entered the picture though they might have been very important.
It's unfortunate that sometimes in schools, there's this need to have things quantified and graded.
