... and we are not alone in this slavery. there are millions of others throughout the world, of all colors and races and creeds. this we must remembe….

I battle to fall asleep at night. My mind races every other night. I have always been like this, for as long as I can reminder..

Regarding race or gender or sexuality, one of the great things about art and music is that they can provide people with very little else in common wi….

If someone believes they are limited by their gender, race or background, they will become more limited..

Whoa, who peed in your Cheerios?.

I don't want to pass because I can't stand insincerities and shams. I am just as much Negro as any of the others identified with the race..

A perfect ride. I fell a bit behind on the slow pace, but everything's good. It's real good. Yes, he ran the race we wanted him to run..

With education symmetrical and true we will take the dead mass buried by slavery's hand and touch them to life. This beauteous angel, which has alway….

Never do yourself, what you can con professionals into doing for you..

I'm never happy with anything..

Race determines everything in the criminal justice system..

I get criticized for anything I do..

You can't reach your potential without haters..

Practice being in the moment when you are running, whether you are on your own or in the race..

Poetry is the mother-tongue of the human race..

Common sense is judgment without reflection, shared by an entire class, an entire nation, or the entire human race..

One truly understands only what one can create..

In truth, Freud sees nothing and understands nothing..

But I could be wrong..

Strength is for service, not status.

[Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964], many governments in southern states forced people to segregate by race. Civil rights advocates fought to repea….