For me, like when you've put yourself out there emotionally, physically, and you've really put yourself on the line, for me, that means I've really done something.

In some states, not even 50 percent of black boys finish high school.

The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change.

Sometimes even your friends don't understand your calling, your purpose, your vocation. But you have to stand in your truth anyway, and they will eventually come around to understanding you, if you do it lovingly.

If you don't have courage, you can't practice any of the other virtues.

I think when I stop fighting, I die in a sense.

Democrats, too often, take blacks for granted, and Republicans, too often, simply ignore black voters.