Quite simply, quite plainly, just by virtue of his being, Barack Obama is America. The first true American to lead our nation.
John RidleyBigots are actually funny to me in the way that people who still wear parachute pants give me a chuckle.
John RidleyFor children, diversity needs to be real and not merely relegated to learning the names of the usual suspects during Black History Month or enjoying south-of-the-border cuisine on Cinco de Mayo. It means talking to and spending time with kids not like them so that they may discover those kids are in fact just like them.
John RidleyWe all hope that the police and prosecutors are objective. That's their job, but sometimes it's not true.
John Ridley