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.

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.

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

He was a humanist then, he's a humanist now, and to my mind John Carlos is an authentic American hero.

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future.

Loving your enemy is a radical concept.

How do you grow up in the shadow of a guy - I want to talk about the movie in a second - but how do you grow up in the shadow of a guy who really is a legend in his own time?