Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities.

The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader.

When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe.

Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities.

Defining child care primarily as women's sphere reinforces the devaluing of women and prevents their equal access to power.

Civil rights laws were not passed to protect the rights of white men and do not apply to them.

When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromise.