I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.

You've got to change with the public's taste.

I'm a musician at heart. I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.

I'm proud of our court. It knocks back a lot of the propaganda the Communists put out about the way America treats her Negroes.

I may be helping to bring harmony between people through my music.

I felt something impossible for me to explain in words. Then, when they took her away, it hit me. I got scared all over again and began to feel giddy. Then it came to me... I was a father.

I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.