I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.

We of Africa protest that in this day and age we should continue to be treated as lesser human beings than other races.

I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of her age with ambiguity until perhaps she passes into the realm of over ninety. Then it is better she be candid with herself and with the world.