I've seen too much in life to give up.

I disagree with Muhammad. I'm against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia. This is not a village of hate. It's a village of hope. Don't let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem, giants who will stand up for our children.

We've got to look toward two years from now [January 2017] to at least provide some balance in congress.

I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.

A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon. Donald Trump fired back at democratic Congressman John Lewis after Lewis said he did not see Trump as a legitimate president.

I've seen too much in life to give up.

Some issues you just - you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.