"I'm a blues philosopher, a jazz theologian, a hip-hop ethicist."

"Obama posed as progressive and turned out to be counterfeit. We ended up with a Wall Street presidency, a drone presidency."

"I'm not a Negro, I'm a human being. I'm not a black man, I'm a brother."

"We live in a moment in which there is a courage deficit. People want to be popular and comfortable. They don't have the courage to tell the truth."

"The American empire is crumbling from within. And it’s not just economic, it’s spiritual, it’s moral."