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

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.

When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers.

Some stuff can be fixed, some stuff can’t be. Deciding which is which is part of maturing.

Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.

My high school had been a renovated old hospital, so when I first came to the UCLA campus in the spring of 1965, I was immediately impressed by the classic northern Italian architecture that was mixed with futuristic ultra-modern buildings. The classic architecture gave it the heft of old wisdom while the modernistic look inspired hope for the future.