The first thing that has to happen is the protection of voting rights and registration.

Many have fought for and even lost their lives to end segregation, to win the right to vote. It disappoints me to now have to cajole people to register and to vote.

I am - Somebody. I may be poor, but I am - Somebody! I may be on welfare, but I am - Somebody! I may be uneducated, but I am - Somebody! I must be, I'm God's child. I must be respected and protected. I am black and I am beautiful! I am - Somebody! Soul Power!

You cannot teach what you don't know. You cannot give energy if you're not on fire on the inside.

When God rang the bell that ended the fight, the world cried out for one more round.

Nobody will save us from us but us.

A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer.