I Tell Younger Writers That

Early In The Spring Of 1750, In The Village Of Juffure, Four Days Upriver From The Coast Of The Gambia, West Africa, A Manchild Was Born To Omoro And Binta Kinte.

If You Need To Know History, The Real Story Of Those Before You, Then You Should Go To The Library And Read Newspaper Clippings Of Someone Like Muhammad Ali Every Day, Then It Might Giver You Some Understanding Of The Man.

I Don't Know Anywhere In The World Where There Is Not Racism Against Somebody.

Racism And Hatred Are Synonymous.

The Way To Succeed Is Never Quit. That's It. But Really Be Humble About It. ... You Start Out Lowly And Humble And You Carefully Try To Learn An Accretion Of Little Things That Help You Get There.