What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became a movement with its primary goal the establishment of black male patriarchy.

... the outcome of the Clarence Thomas hearings and his subsequent appointment to the Supreme Court shows how misguided, narrow notions of racial solidarity that suppress dissent and critique can lead black folks to support individuals who will not protect their rights.

You have to trust that if you are calling my name in a way that is offensive to me, I'm going to share it with you. But you also have to know what your feelings are behind calling me "bell."

I have been thinking about the notion of perfect love as being without fear, and what that means for us in a world that's becoming increasingly xenophobic, tortured by fundamentalism and nationalism.

The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action.

What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.

The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.