Violence Was Just As Much About What

Within The Black Community, Roughly 60 Percent Of Children Are Born To Single Moms. Moms Don't Have The Emotional Wherewithal To Deal With Their Children. Their English Is Atrocious. Their Speaking Is Atrocious. The Dropout Rate Is Horrendous.

Yeah, That's Funny, Huh?...something Hurts You Real Bad And You Get Used To It. Like Being Hurt Becomes Part Of Who You Are.

I Would Enjoy Having Dinner With The Poet/playwright Derek Walcott.

Sometimes When Things Get Hard, We Tend To Set Our Sights On What's Hard, That Difficult Thing That Keeps Us Upset, And We Turn Our Back On Our Strengths.

We’re Suggesting That [kids Are] Missing Something If They Don’t Read But, Actually, We’re Condemning Kids To A Lesser Life. If You Had A Sick Patient, You Would Not Try To Entice Them To Take Their Medicine. You Would Tell Them, ‘take This Or You’re Going To Die.’ We Need To Tell Kids Flat Out: Reading Is Not Optional.