All life is a test one way or the other.

I question the political judgement of those who would have the nerve to paint Christ white with his obvious African nose, lips and wooly hair.

To control a people you must first control what they think about themselves and how they regard their history and culture. And when your conqueror makes you ashamed of your culture and your history, he needs no prison walls and no chains to hold you.

Service is the highest form of prayer as far as I am concerned.

If we don't unite, chances are we will go back into slavery.

Anytime someone says your God is ugly and you release your God and join their God, there is no hope for your freedom until you once more believe in your own concept of the 'deity.'

You walk out in the street, we don't know if we're going to get across. It's a test.