Labels applied to people of any race are inherently offensive.

In elective politics, it's up or out. You go up the ladder, or you get out of the game.

I spent many years working for voting rights, but we still see sophisticated efforts, led by white officials, to disenfranchise black voters in local and national elections.

My parents taught me that racial prejudice is a sin, one that robs the world of great minds and talents.

To stand still is to regress.

My entire life has been devoted to breaking down barriers, to finding common ground.

Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively.