Most violence is intra-racial, and much of the violence in African-American communities is a function of drug availability, joblessness and poverty.

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

African-American people adore President Obama.

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

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

Interesting statistic: In every economic recovery until 1982, working people captured more than 80 percent of the value of the recovery. Since 1982, the top 10 percent has captured 90 percent of the value of the economic recovery.

History belongs to she who holds the pen...If we don't tell our stories, they won't be told.