The capitalist culture of consumption... does not provide meaningful sustenance for large numbers of people.

So much has to do with going beyond treating black people as cosmetic and symbolic items, as opposed to genuine personalities and human beings. And that is a deep moral and spiritual issue, which can of course be backed up by Civil Rights Commissions which enforce the laws against any form of discrimination.

King's response to our crisis can be put in one word: revolution. A revolution in our priorities, a reevaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of our public life and a fundamental transformation of our way of thinking and living that promotes a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats to everyday people and ordinary citizens.

If you view life as a gold rush, you're going to end up worshiping a golden calf.

The black church often has reinforced certain self images that are damaging to black peoples' beauty, black peoples' confidence.

I recall coming across a line by the late Charles Tilly when he said, "The conditions for the possibility of social movements have been called into question in the twenty-first century." And I said to myself, my god, a society in history without social movements, for me, is very difficult to live in.

We must never so thoroughly disrespect someone that they are beyond the pale and, therefore, have no possibility of being changed.