Undoubtedly, the biggest influence on my life is my mom, followed pretty closely by my dad.

So part of it is we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents, or kids belong to their families, and recognize that kids belong to whole communities.

Therapists are less likely to perceive a black woman as sad; instead they see her as angry or anxious.

Stereotypes work to help divide women from recognizing their common interests.

With Donald Trump, you know, what I would tell you is that he's got shelf life like I never would have guessed.

You just have to be strong if you're a black woman.

Once it's everybody's responsibility and not just the household's we start making better investments.

Politics are a part of athletics now. Politics is a part of everything. And athletics is no exception.

I had a friend say to me the other day, I hate when I see Jonathan Metzl on your show because I know it's bad news. I know that there has been a shooting.

Popular films are so powerful and compelling that it's often easier to accept their versions of history than the much more complicated true stories.

From 2001 to 2012 at least 6,410 women were murdered by an intimate partner using a gun. That's more than the number of U.S. troops killed in action in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.

For men, women are their ‘counter weights’ and when that is not enough, their daughters are their ‘counter weights.’ One can’t do without a counter weight. Otherwise, he will fall over.

Because knowledge is not for showing off. If I do good work, people should notice me.

People can't be just tied together. They have to connect. Otherwise, they'll find themselves bound hand and foot.

You can't fake a great steak nor can you convince a raging bull to give you a easy eight second ride.

Acting is a child's prerogative. Children are born to act. Usually, people grow up and out of it. Actors always seem to me to be people who never quite did grow out of it.

I love making pictures but I don't like talking about them.

Motherfuckers will read a book that’s one third Elvish, but put two sentences in Spanish and they [white people] think we’re taking over.

All Americans deserve an equal crack at what it means to be a - having - having resources in your own home and in your state and in your country.

Ain't no reason for me to kill nobody in the ring, unless they deserve it.

Religion is a form of nourishment. It is difficult to appreciate the flavor and food-value of something one has never eaten.