Booker T. Washington showed up for dinner at Teddy Roosevelt's White House and some folks went berserk. Thanks for the history, Ken Burns!

Happiness is working with an editor for the first time and having her describe your essay as "beautiful, searching, passionate and wise."

First step is for Goodell to "acknowledge and apologize and agree to rethink his position on the woman question." Recognize the quote?

Waiting for the president to explain the bombings & thinking about all the civilians who are going to die in this madness. Pray for peace.

curious about "Blackish." i like the actors, and the dashikis in the commercial are so real i wanted to holler 'habari gani!"

Watching President Obama and Atty. Gen. Eric Holder made me appreciate the work they do and the men they are. Good job, Mr. Holder. Thanks.

Smart black women in fabulous clothes, having sex cuz they want to, loving their work, being bad ass? Thanks Shonda Rhimes! I needed that!

More bad ass women on tv tonight. Madame Secretary, The Good Wife and the real Valerie Jarrett showed up as her bad ass self. Love 'em all!

The question is does knowing this is Shonda Rhimes night impact our dispositions today? Are we angrier? More powerful? Wearing great shoes?

Our Liberian friend says now when people ask where he's from, he says Atlanta. Saying Liberian scares people, he says. We hug him anyway.

Congratulations to the Supreme Court for refusing to take up more cases about marriage equality! Let the wedding celebrations begin!

I refuse to discuss right wing claims that Ebola is a plot to punish America for the slave trade. Some things are too dumb for discussion.

We get one more day to lick our wounds after that horrible election, then back to work! I refuse to let the Koch brothers have my country!

The answer to the question "what do you want?" is always short. If you find yourself rattling on, it's probably not what you really want.

Thinking the Republicans are concerned about immigration reform is like believing the grand jury in Ferguson is going to do the right thing.

There is a difference between riot and revolution. In a revolution, land and power change hands. In a riot, we burn our own neighborhood.

Appearing with Doria Roberts tonight at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Georgia. We're celebrating the global struggle for human rights. Join us!

Re: reactions to Cosby accusations: I haven't seen this kind of denial since Michael Jackson talked about sharing his bed with kids.

Feel the need to comment on everything but can't quite figure out why. Everything is already painfully obvious. Maybe I'll just breathe.

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