Only by acknowledging the success and sacrifice made by those who came before us, can we fully understand what we must do to ensure the liberty of those who will succeed us.

I have to earn re-election. Thats the way I see it.

We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.

There is no doubt that Stop-and-Frisk does not yield the desired results, and it is apparent that it disproportionately targets minority communities.

Even after facing jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. courageously and boldly spoke out against racial inequality.

It was August 28th, 1963, and the greatest civil rights coalition in modern history had descended upon Washington. Hundreds of thousands of protesters trekked through the heat, stretching from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial.

Good Dems are good Dems. They want a representative that really reflects their values.