In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist.

Lots of white people think black people are stupid. They are stupid themselves for thinking so, but regulation will not make them smarter.

When you shoot someone who is fleeing, it's not self-defense. It's an execution.

To be black and an intellectual in America is to live in a box. On the box is a label, not of my own choosing.

Every conflict plagues the peace that follows it.

We often ask our citizens to split their public and private selves, telling them in effect that it is fine to be religious in private, but there is something askew when those private beliefs become the basis for public action.

If you're fascinated by America, you'll be fascinated by family.