There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.

Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me in the end.

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.

I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.

Practices were tough.

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.