I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.

I still think in this country, and this might surprise you, the one thing that George Bush said as president that I do agree with, I love that phrase, "the soft bigotry of low expectations."

I believed that President Obama was a good choice a couple of years ago because I felt that, as a black man, if he could win, it would open up progressive possibilities in this country for a lot of people. That was my major reason for believing his candidacy was a good thing. However, I don't endorse candidates, given the type of work that I do. My job is to hold people accountable.

Leonard Pitts, Jr. is the most insightful and inspiring columnist of his generation.

I don't want the Obama era to be more about symbolism than substance when it comes to black people. I love him, but I love black people even more.

We give you the facts. I told you information is power - knowledge is power. We can't be in an ideological battle to redeem the soul of this country if we don't have the facts.

What determines your altitude in life is your attitude.