Courage is a decision you make to act in a way that works through your own fear for the greater good as opposed to pure self-interest. Courage means putting at risk your immediate self-interest for what you believe is right.

Slavery is, as an example of what white America has done, a constant reminder of what white America might do.

I live to harass white folks.

The challenge throughout has been to tell what I view as the truth about racism without causing disabling despair.

Resistance is a powerful motivator precisely because it enables us to fulfill our longing to achieve our goals while letting us boldly recognize and name the obstacles to those achievements.

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.