I have no interest in romanticizing poor black people, having been one of them myself in our beloved hometown of Detroit.

Originality doesn't consist of saying it first, originality consists of saying it in a way that is specifically tailored to the moment in which you are addressing - and at the moment when the complications arise, challenging the logic of what you're doing.

The demonizing of black identity is much more of a global phenomenon than many would like to admit. I've traveled abroad extensively, and it's hard to ignore the subordination of darker peoples to lighter peoples the world around.

I received my calling and accepted it at around 18.

I don't worship the Bible, I worship the God who gave the Bible.

It is true that race is a social fiction, a myth perpetuated by a variety of peoples throughout the modern period, especially, to further their own gains at the expense of others.

The writer's gift can make us see ourselves and our morals differently than our reality suggests.