I've never seen an effective boycott that didn't work.

It`s a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police department is systematically failing to serve the people of the state or the city.

I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.

We`re going to continue to move forward and fight. I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.

I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.

My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.

There are white n*ggers. I've seen a lot of white n*ggers in my time.