While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that. We don't owe America anything - America owes us.

The unfortunate part is there`s not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation for there to be enough pushback.

National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not willing to give them first chances.

I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.We`re looking forward to the appointment of a monitor so that we can continue to do some of the things that we`ve been doing.

As a Baptist minister, I don't have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way

We may switch presidents, but we`re just going to switch legs and keep on marching.