Im A Child Of The Civil Rights

Every Day Of My Life I Walk With The Idea That I Am Black, No Matter How Successful I Am. And Our Success Is Tempered By That; You're Successful In This Way Given The Fact You Are Black, And Most Blacks Don't Get To That Point.

The Death Penalty Is Inhumane... Whether That Person Is In A [jail] Or It's Bin Laden.

I've Always Been Able To Make Choices That Don't Embarrass Me.

We Have To Be That Wedge That Drives The Question And Asks The Hard Questions

President Obama Is A Man Who Had Certain Advantages Because Of The Civil Rights Movement. He Had The Opportunity To Go To Some Of The Best Schools In This Country - Schools That Train You How To Run The Political Paradigm, Not Challenge It. The Leaders Of The Black Power Movement Were Challenging That Paradigm.