Racism cannot be separated from capitalism.

I can't really blame a lot of young sisters and brothers who believe that education has anything to offer them. Because as a matter of fact, it has nothing to offer them. Suppose they do get a high school diploma that is meaningful. What kind of job is awaiting them. The jobs that used to be available to working class people are not there as a result of the de-industrialization of this economy.

Our leaders were assassinated, one of the things I was reading today was - 28 Panthers were killed by the police but 300 Black Panthers were killed by other Panthers just within - internecine warfare. It just began to seem like we were in an impossible task given what we were facing.

If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.

I think in black communities today we need to encourage a lot more cross racial organizing.

we have accumulated a wealth of historical experience which confirms our belief that the scales of American justice are out of balance.

There is so much history of this racist violence that simply to bring one person to justice is not going to disturb the whole racist edifice.