Trayvon Martin could have been any of our sons, so I was not especially moved by that remark of President [Barack] Obama's.

African-American people adore President Obama.

Tavis Smiley lost lots of corporate support after he was critical of President [Barack] Obama.

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.

I hope his wife feeds him [Clarence Thomas, Justice, U.S. Supreme Court] lots of eggs and butter and he dies early like many black men do, of heart disease. . . . He is an absolutely reprehensible person.

Sometimes, I repeat myself, and that was a second elimination [of Barack Obama]. I worked with a team, including a great editor who, as the project came together, suggested other additions and eliminations. It was a process.