It does not appear, nor is there any reason to believe that [ Jeff Sessions] will put policing reform front and center in the way that this justice department has, and that will mean that we cast aside eight years of hard work, blood, sweat and tears that have gone into bringing cities and mayors and communities to the table to address what truly is a national crisis.

When we look back at the last years of justice department, some of the most important work that will define its legacy is the work that was done to address the problem of policing reform. Almost two dozen investigations across the country over the last eight years into - not just Baltimore, but Chicago and Baltimore and New Orleans.

I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.

America has to make America become a better place for all Americans, and that`s all of us participating.

What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?

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

Who defines terrorists? Today's terrorist is tomorrow's friend.