John Lewis we all know was beaten terribly, almost to an inch of his life, opened doors that will never be closed, although there are forces that are attempting to close those doors.

First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment. When you look at some of the appointments, there`s great concern because does it really represent all the people, and somehow figuring out how to bring the nation together.

I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people. I love theology and some philosophy.

The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.

I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society.

I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET. Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.

The dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybody's house.