So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.
You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of the civil rights-era people don't understand.
For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.
In 1965, I marched for equality.
The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.
As you know, in this country Anglo-Americans are about 75 to 76 percent home ownership in this country, where Hispanics, African Americans are less than 50 percent.