Mama tells Cassie, "Baby, we have no choice of what color we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here." What do you think she means by this?

I thinks she means that we can't control our background, who are parents are, or how much money we obtain. What we can control are the choices that we make throughout our life.

Explanation:

The overall moral is, we control our path and our destiny.