My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.

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If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen...

If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen...

The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our...

The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our...

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not...

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not...

How do you make things fair?

How do you make things fair?

We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James...

We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James...

I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war...

I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war...

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist....

I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist....

The dream was not to put one black family in the White house, the dream...

The dream was not to put one black family in the White house, the dream...

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you...

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you...

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who...

If you can get the proper definition of trouble, then we can find out who...

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.

I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down...

I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down...

I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe...

I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe...

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a...

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a...

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal...

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal...

If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own...

If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own...

I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of...

I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of...

It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted...

It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted...

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

The right wing always mobilizes around constitutional amendments: the right to bear arms, school prayer.

James Brown became my father. He would talk to me the way a father talked...

James Brown became my father. He would talk to me the way a father talked...