Black people don't know what white people are talking about when they talk about a Sister Souljah moment. I tell them it's the moment you meet a proud, beautiful black woman you can never forget.

I think America loves cooperative black men. I am not against Colin Powell, but I know who he is.

How can you be a physics major and be shocked when you get pregnant from having sex?

History is history. What is done is done.

My definition of good is that you understand that this is a question of power. That you be willing to give up some power. That you be willing to give up some resources.

Shakespeare wrote about love. I write about love. Shakespeare wrote about gang warfare, family feuds and revenge. I write about all the same things.

The gap between the young people and the rest of society is that...young people don't have hope.