I wrote a piece in the New York Times back in the Nineties saying that racial discrimination ought to be a criminal offense, not just a civil one. I'm all for the criminalization of discrimination.

What the Clintons have always done is embraced challenging. They can't have enough photo opportunities with Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson. They communicate to blacks that they agree with their challenging identity. So, in a sense, Hillary is blacker than Barack Obama. Their alignment with this black identity makes them 'black' in a metaphorical sense, I guess.

The promised land guarantees nothing. It is only an opportunity, not a deliverance.

If you're getting harassed, it's not helpful to know that racism has generally declined in America, when you're still experiencing it. That is a reality that we're still vulnerable to.

My experience in life tells me that the values that are now being labeled 'conservative' are the only way that blacks can get ahead.

My rule is, whatever is the most urgent is what I do next.

My honest opinion is that blacks have to fight much harder for their individuality than whites do.