Life has its dimensions in the mysterious.

In many ways Africa subsidised America and Europe’s development.

The American people on the ground need a clearer, stronger, Lyndon B. Johnson-type voice from their president.

Watch the walls come down, whether it’s in the South or on Wall Street. When the walls come down, what do we find? More markets, more talent, more capital and growth. Which means that the...

For me, Barack Obama’s election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my heart. I thought we were seeing the beginning of a...

People always grow and mature.

There’s a full-court press to put down an uprising around Ferguson, but no preparation for lifting up the people there.

Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.

It is a historical error for those who were not there to just refer to August 28th as ‘I Have a Dream’ speech day. That is a real disservice to those who were there. It...

Music of all arts should be expansive and inclusive.

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

Obama used to be a community organizer. He knows how to build communities.

Conservatives and liberals can find common ground.

Many kids come out of college, they have a credit card and a diploma. They don’t know how to buy a house or a car or health insurance or life insurance. They do not know...

People internalize, from the jail to student loan debt, to credit card debt, to unemployment to the whole collective. It manifests itself in many ways, in people’s home lives, domestic stuff.

So many bright stars, bright in life, burn out quickly.

Those who have the most wealth and the most property, their children have the first, the best, and the most.

There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.

Those companies that don’t see the black and brown communities are missing, out of their closed eye, talent, which leads to money and growth. When baseball, football and basketball couldn’t see the field, they missed...

I remember being taught my place.