I think the time is right for organizing and to give Blacks more political - the progressive Blacks, you have to make a distinction - participation, more Blacks in more authoritative positions, in more electoral political positions. But we want the right ones.

I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images.

The policemen or soldiers are only a gun in the establishments hand. They make the racist secure in his racism.

The walls, the bars, the guns and the guards can never encircle or hold down the idea of the people.

You can only die once, so do not die a thousand times worrying about it.

I think generally speaking, both people are trying to be free from the abuses of the white racist North American authorities. I think that's the one common denominator. The Cubans found a way to liberate themselves and we haven't found the way yet. So that's the difference.

The first lesson a revolutionary must learn is that he is a doomed man.