I feel like I delivered a blow, an unfortunate blow to a profession that not only did I personally love doing but that I value for society.

I believe my own demons would have caught up with me regardless of my race and regardless of whether I worked at 'The Times.

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

Once I had a better beat, I needed to have an even better one. And somewhere in that climbing, I lost sight of, sort of, my moral and ethical underpinnings.

I have lived a life that has been beautiful and painful at some moments. But I am convinced others can learn how to control a certain kind of rage that bubbles up in many Americans, particularly, but not limited to, women, blacks, and other minorities.

I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists.

I feel like I delivered a blow, an unfortunate blow to a profession that not only did I personally love doing but that I value for society.