You can see in our churches most of the males are pastors. Most of the deacons are males. But if the woman withdrew her support from our churches, you'd have to close the doors.

African people need to stop shouting 'nationtime' until they are clear about the responsibilities of running a nation.

My daddy wanted me to be a farmer; feel the smoothness of Alabama clay and become one of the first blacks in my town to own land. But, I was worried about my history being caked with that southern clay, and I subscribed to a different kind of teaching and learning in my bones and in my spirit.

If you don't like the situation, if you are afraid and can't deal with it, nothing wrong with your legs, get out of there.

The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest.

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

We never see ourselves as heroes and sometimes when we do it is a hero that has made a fortune as a clown or a boxer. And there is no lasting value in either one of those.