Courage is a finite resource, it is exhausted by the terrors we face.

However self-sufficient we may fancy ourselves, we exist only in relation - to our friend, family, and life partners; to those we teach and mentor; to our coworkers, neighbors, strangers; and even to forces we cannot fully conceive of, let alone define. In many ways, we are our relationships.

My wife says I spend my life trying to teach white folks. I'm not so sure I'm proud of it, but she's right.

Education leads to enlightenment. Enlightenment opens the way to empathy. Empathy foreshadows reform.

We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.

Few whites are ready to actively promote civil rights for blacks.

I live to harass white folks.