The rebuilding of New Orleans is an important point in the history of the United States.

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When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my...

When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my...

The bandstand is a sacred place.

The bandstand is a sacred place.

When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like...

When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like...

Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.

Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.

The musicians I respected were much older than me. I expected them to cut my...

The musicians I respected were much older than me. I expected them to cut my...

Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress.

Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress.

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped...

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped...

I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the...

I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the...

It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one...

It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one...

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.

Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.

Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.

Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.

My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world...

My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world...

You need a team. You need people to push you. You need opponents.

You need a team. You need people to push you. You need opponents.

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is...

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is...

The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time...

The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time...

When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change?

When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change?

This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready...

This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready...

What, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans...

What, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans...

Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or...

Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or...