I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him.
I don't believe in having spaces in the home that don't get used. We pay so much for square footage that to waste it is criminal.
What I am defending is the real rights of women. A woman should have the right to be in the home as a wife and mother.
Your life has to consist of more than 'Black people should unite.' You hope they do, but not twenty-four hours a day.
I was bused to a school in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn in 1972. I was one of the first black kids in the history of the school.
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.
It is apparent, if you go back through our history, that the grand juries of the criminal justice system do not value black lives.
The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful marble you can imagine.
Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.
I've diced with death the most cycling around London. Black cabs are far more dangerous than polar bears.
It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.
The No. 1 cause of preventable death for young black men is not auto accidents or accidental drowning, but homicide.
Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges.
For four to six months at a time, I would barely eat. I lived on a diet of Melba toast, carrots, and black coffee.
Every Iranian artist dreams of the black market. We don't care about making money.
I don't go looking for stories with the idea of wrongness in my head, no. But the fact is, a lot of great stories hinge on people being wrong.
I like smudgy black eyes and pale lips for evening. Red lipstick looks great on other girls, but it's too much on me.
I know what's good for me. I can't play black or gray. I can't be a villain or anything close to one. I have to play white.
As soon as white folks say a play's good, the theater is jammed with blacks and whites.
A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.
Men often think it's the bad boys who get the hot chicks. But I'm living proof that the good guys win.
