I've talked to dozens of Chicagoans who will only go off the record in talking about the manufactured mythology.

Ronald Reagan's attack on people who receive public assistance was partially an attack on people of color.

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

Black child poverty is higher. As I write in the epilogue, "Yes we can. No he didn't. President [Barack] Obama didn't push black people backward, but he missed the opportunity to move us forward."

There's no great, white bigot; there's just about 200 million little white bigots out there.

[My childhood was ] spiritual than religious.

[Barack Obama] might say more about these rogue cops and their license to kill.