I've no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers.

Bigots are actually funny to me in the way that people who still wear parachute pants give me a chuckle.

I understand politicos gotta make bank. But cloistering with the Hollywood elite is not how you prove you're a man of the people.

Depending on which side you're on, maybe the police are too objective and need to be a bit more subjective.

Whatever you do, whether you're doing a television drama or a romantic comedy, you want to be relevant, to some degree.

Quite simply, quite plainly, just by virtue of his being, Barack Obama is America. The first true American to lead our nation.

For 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.