Some people it seems to me would like for me to crawl in a hole and disappear forever. That's just not in my nature.

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.

When we report stories, we don't just want to talk to people who did the right thing. We want to talk to people who did the wrong thing.

I don't know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring.

Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive.

I used to walk around saying that I'm just another black man without a college degree.

I can't say anything other than the fact that I feel a range of emotions including guilt, shame, sadness, betrayal, freedom and appreciation for those who have stood by me, been tough on me, and have taken the time to understand that there is a deeper story and not to believe everything they read in the newspapers.