Never forget that we were enslaved in this country longer than we have been free. Never forget that for 250 years black people were born into chains-whole generations followed by more generations who knew nothing but chains.

In particular in how [Barack Obama] has directed what you could describe as patronizing remarks to African-American communities.

Racism is not merely a simplistic hatred. It is, more often, broad sympathy toward some and broader skepticism toward others.

I think there's a sort of, you know, very thin way of reading this that says, well, Barack Obama is biracial thus that gives him some understanding of both white America and black America, but that's not really it.

These were the days when I powerfully believed Breyers and Entenmann's to be pioneers in the field of antidepressants.

I think President [Barack] Obama deeply underestimated the force of white supremacy in American life.

The progressive approach to policy which directly addresses the effects of white supremacy is simple - talk about class and hope no one notices.