It was quite a process to narrow more than 400 columns down to 80. I write weekly, though, and I don't always write about President [Barack] Obama, so that was the easy elimination.

When public policy is directed toward urban spaces, it is directed toward people who sit at the margins.

I think the takeaway from not holding President Obama accountable is, no matter how enthusiastic you are about Hillary Clinton, no matter how enthusiastic you are, the first thing that needs to happen is that people need to start planning how to hold her accountable.

In trying times, I like to remember that you have to keep walking because you can't see what is around the corner.

I like to think that life lessons are learned and re-learned every day and take on importance at different times in life.

People will be talking about the [Barack] Obama legacy for decades, and I wanted to include my voice in the analysis of this presidency.

You have a lot of young people who still feel somewhat marginalized, even if they do vote for Hillary Clinton.