I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.

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.

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

Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.

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

There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.