That they be intelligent and engaged.

Humor. Laughing with my girlfriends is one of my great joys.

My closest friends have always been my clients and coworkers, their love and loyalty, not to mention their amazing talents!

They’re wonderful people who seem to like me!

Even more simply, you can ask yourself this question: "Do I truly care about equality for all people in this country?" If the answer is yes, then demand to be a better, more educated, more empathetic version of yourself. And demand the same of every single person you know.

I wish I wasn’t so rash, but would I be me if I wasn’t?

I am kneeling because I have to do something. Anything. We all do.

I can understand if you think that I'm disrespecting the flag by kneeling, but it is because of my utmost respect for the flag and the promise it represents that I have chosen to demonstrate in this way. When I take a knee, I am facing the flag with my full body, staring straight into the heart of our country's ultimate symbol of freedom — because I believe it is my responsibility, just as it is yours, to ensure that freedom is afforded to everyone in this country.

“Until we are all free, we are none of us free.” —Emma Lazarus. Perfect happiness exists only in my imagination at the moment.