The hope, the hope that lives in the breast of the black American, is just so tremendous that it overwhelms me sometimes.
I wasn't shy, but I was really hyper. Nobody got my sense of humor. I was a black skater kid.
In schools with a history of chaos, the teacher who can keep the classroom calm becomes virtually indispensable.
Whites were the winners, blacks were the losers, we wrote the history books, and they didn't feature.
My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument.
My worldview comes from a collection of the books I have read, the people I have met, and my conversations with my dad.
I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land.
A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.
My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.
I'm black. I'm Latina. My mom is Cuban. Afro-Cuban. My dad is white and Australian.
Nobody has said to men, 'It is OK if you want to be a full-time dad; find a woman who will support you.'
True equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity - or political ideology.
It's a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us.
The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession but it also created jobs for comics and bred some great performers.
The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult ethical controversies of the day.
I always wear beige, black or white. For one thing I look good in them. For another, when I'm beside a star at a fitting, and she looks into the mirror, I don't want to be competing in any way.
Because the GIs were sent massively to South Vietnam, maybe it's a good idea to have a broadcast for them.
Less is more when you do a bright, bold lip. Just draw on black liner and some mascara and you're good to go!
Sure, our three-pound brains might be inadequate to understand the universe. But perhaps they're just good enough to build something that can.
Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!
Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.
