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I am a gummy bear fanatic.
I love Jidenna and Leon Bridges.
I've been engaged a couple times.
I have an incredible phobia of divorce.
I was on morning TV for 10 years in Chicago.
We all have roadblocks; we all have challenges.
Trust me: I do hit the snooze button about 4 times.
I've been given an opportunity to make a difference.
Women, teenagers, we have to really empower each other.
The thread that has always connected my family was the news.
I grew a reputation for always asking questions and being nosy.
I root for anyone who's got kids and if they want to make it work.
Victims and survivors deserve more than a person seeking a headline.
I love my job and my relationship with the viewers who watch my shows.
We're not monolithic. What is blackness? To me, how do you define that?
When I came to MSNBC, its identity as the place for politics was growing.
I didn't want to be the aunt where you come over and can't sit on the sofa.
I had braces for six years! Kids would call me 'big teeth' or 'rabbit teeth.'
My ability to not be afraid to ask tough questions or to confront, that matters.
As a kid from Texas, it always amazes me when city kids don't know how to ride a bike.
I was 7 years old, and I challenged everything. I never accepted answers on face value.
I love Rihanna. She represents that strong, independent woman that you cannot keep down.
When I came to Philadelphia in the late '80s, it was going through a very difficult time.
I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories.
My dad was in the Army, so what was happening internationally and nationally was always important to my family.
It's not my job to judge or assess. I think single, black, white, married - people are doing the best they can.
When I was a general assignment reporter early in my career, I was the one knocking on their door after a tragedy.
The two things that I require for anyone who's around me: you need to love food, and you need to be able to laugh.
I love edgy comedy. 'Coming to America' still gets me and 'Friday.' I watch old Richard Pryor stand-up on VHS, too.
The best advice I received came late, and it's this: Don't read the comments section of any story that mentions you!
The biggest compliment I get is when someone tells me, 'You're so real.' Even if my journey isn't exactly like theirs.
One of my favorite memories was one time Prince picked me up and said we were going to Michael Jordan's birthday party.
I have three incredible nieces and a nephew who's going off to college. To hear them say they're proud of me left me in tears.
Someone - a man - advised me not to become a news anchor because my eyelashes were too long, and they would distract the viewers.
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.
If someone says, 'I love that lipstick,' I will always try to answer, honestly, if I know what color it is. It's a connective tissue.
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.
I take it seriously that it's a privilege and honor to be a role model to young girls, both black and white. It's not something I take lightly.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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 love morning television because it's the most vulnerable time of day, when you are at your rawest, and if I have the ability to make viewers smile, that's a gift from God.
The troops aren't red and blue. They're not black and white. They're not male and female. They are Americans! When they put their uniforms on, they are Americans. And that's a fact.
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.
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.
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.