I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive.
If your hair is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they're not happy.
People ask me, when was my best time? I always say, 'Today.'
You can't pick when you're touched. You can't pick the time. It just is. It's the reality. What it is, is. I can't change the past. I can only deal with the present and the future.
You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it.
Handshaking means, 'I don't have a weapon.'