Now is the time for the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe who engaged in the slave trade throughout this hemisphere to come forward in a positive way to assist in undoing the harm that was caused by their past colonial policies in the hemisphere.

Reapportionment is not friendly to a lot of communities and it hasn't been too friendly to mine.

If there's no relationship with a father who's absent, nobody talks about it.

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.

I have a record that I'm so very, very proud of, and no campaign is going to take that away.

The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.