black man quotes

I had to prove you could be a new kind of black man. I had to show the world.

As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man’s court, but as if everyone else – white and black – was a guest in my court. When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language.

The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world’s definitions.

After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a job.