We must face the No. 1 critical issue of our day. It is youth crime in general and black-on-black crime in particular. There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery. Then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved. After all we have been through, just to think we can't walk down our own streets, how humiliating.

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.

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.

You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.

We are facing a stiff wind right now, but if we persist and keep fighting back, we will prevail.

If you wear a hoodie but aren't registered to vote, you got the symbolism but missed the substance.