African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Barack Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic an opportunity to miss.

Observe with both friend and foe the ordinary rules of courtesy.

Refrain from the violence of fist, tongue or heart. And heart is real important.

Walk and talk in manner of love or charity, for God is love.

You've got to have faith. You've got to begin to continue to hope and not give up on others.

America wants solutions. America wants a leader. No more tabloid politics.

We should recognize that women become mothers the moment they are pregnant.