Of course, Mr. Hannity was outraged that any American would not cross her hand over her heart and repeat the hypocritical words, one nation. Whenever we come up on the Fourth of You Lie, I think of Frederick Douglas and his masterful oration, The meaning of the Fourth of July to the Negro. Pledge the flag? I think not!

I am addicted to the printed word, and my idea of a good time is a good book.

While the banks got big bailouts, a sizeable chunk of African-American wealth evaporated because so many people lost homes.

The published record will show that many in Chicago have mixed feedback on the President's [Barack Obama] role as organizer.

Do you really think I'm going to go on record telling you the craziest thing I've ever done. There's a reel in my brain, and I think I'll keep it there. No regrets, though.

Always firmly believing in a higher power, I have also always been in search of a spiritual peace.

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