I had no idea what my children would face when I made the decision to return to work. Mama, Can I Tell You Something? tells of the racial agony, embarrassment and hurt my children experienced, the challenges I faced while trying to protect my children, and how, against all odds, we eventually found justice. Like any other loving parent, I just wanted my children to be safe and happy; instead, they received up close and personal insight into the injustices that instigated the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. This is a true story of a mother's fight to get justice for her children, which all began that one unsuspecting day that her eldest daughter Dara came into her room and asked, "Mama, can I tell you something?" This is their story.