What was happening was the war on drugs. That was the primary culprit I could see that was getting in the way of black progress.
Supporting black professional athletes was taken seriously in my home.
My experience in life tells me that the values that are now being labeled 'conservative' are the only way that blacks can get ahead.
They oughtta change Black History Month to Black Progress Month and start measuring it.
I'm all about black folks working together and progressing together.
When black America is on the move, America is on the move.
The War on Drugs, cloaked in race-neutral language, offered whites opposed to racial reform a unique opportunity to express their hostility toward blacks and black progress, without being exposed to the charge of racism.
The truth is that in this country you here you're more likely to be harassed, hurt, or killed if you're a minister speaking about progress for Black people than if you are a sure enough revolutionary.