Nobody black had learned anything from the 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail' or from the 'I Have a Dream' speech. That was a revelation of white people.
At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came very quickly in all sports.
I played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was a lot of money in those days.
You can't be born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1955 and grow up in South Central near the Black Panthers headquarters and not feel like you've got some kind of social responsibility.
It was illegal for black people and white people to play checkers together in Birmingham. And there were even black and white Bibles to swear to tell the truth on in many parts of the South.
When we walked out of that hospital, we had a birth certificate with our names on it that said: 'Father one and father two, Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black.' And we knew our son was not only ours in our hearts but also legally and protected that way.
I'll cough up the bitter truth right now, at the risk of losing my Feminism Club Decoder Ring: I didn't go see 'Inside Out' for Amy Poehler, though she's terrific. I went to see my dark prince, Lewis Black.
Finally, let us understand that when we stand together, we will always win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanic people stand together for justice, we win.
Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.
I have certainly met much more discrimination in terms of being a woman than being black, in the field of politics.
George Bush doesn't care about black people.
I wasn't shy, but I was really hyper. Nobody got my sense of humor. I was a black skater kid.
Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.
When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black. I don't want them to see that my face is white. I want them to see my soul. And that is colorless.
I'm trying to get people to see that we are our brother's keeper. Red, white, black, brown or yellow, rich or poor, we all have the blues.
We want to see a world where black lives matter in order for us to get to a world where all of our humanity is respected.
I want to be known for what I am, black and white, because I'm proud of both.
I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in this Western culture.
Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North.
It's a great day in America when white people, black people and Latinos can all come together and pick on another minority.
