If there are occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart.

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories. We must be pulled by our dreams, rater than pushed by our memories.

At least the politicians are accountable to the voters.

The wiping out of millions of homes took away Black and Brown wealth. It drove poverty, it drove unemployment, it drove people to food stamps.

Just because a chicken was born in the oven doesn't make it a biscuit.

When I came here, I put my hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. I didn't put my hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.

Statehood for the District of Columbia is the most important civil rights and social justice issue in America today.