We're a violent nation, and we need to confront it. This gun plague has to stop.

It's deeply rooted in the American psyche. Black men have always been viewed as the other, which leads to a different application of the laws. The current laws are an obscenity. More black men are locked up for using pot than white folk are for far more serious crimes.

You'd better stay determined, because that's how our ancestors got us where we are.

There are levels of outrage, and there's a point at which you can't be trespassed upon anymore.

Don't just dream about grandiose acts of doing good. Every day do small ones, that add up over time to positive patterns.

If things are too easy, life is a whole lot less interesting.

I have always believed that I could help change the world, because I have been lucky to have adults around me who did.