A Black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Col. Sanders.

I don't know if anybody has moved up the ladder more quickly than I have.

Education is a bipartisan issue that concern all communities of color and should be first, last and always about the student learning.

I think the Republican Party should be a pro-life party. I am pro-life. I do not apologize for that. On the flip side of that coin, the Republican Party has been big enough to allow pro-choice advocates to be heard.

You always hear 'black Republican,' but you never hear 'white Democrat.' We've got to get beyond the labels and stereotypes. Other people have hang-ups about it. I don't.

We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.

It takes a lot of strength to let go.