The Skin You're In Makes Choices For

In America, We Have Freedom Of Choice. But Some Are Free To Choose Between Lamborghini And Rolls Royce While Others Are Free To Choose Which Dumpster They're Going To Have Their Meal Out Of Next. Some Are Free To Choose Which, You Know, Homes And Farms To Foreclosed On, While Others Choose Which Bridge They're Going To Sleep Under Tonight.

Every Story Has A Point Of View And Whether It's By What One Chooses To Include Or Exclude From A Story Or Whether It's A Very Specific Agenda That Is Pushed, There Is No Such Thing As Objective Media. Once You Realize That It's More Than Just A Marketplace Of Ideas, It's A Battleground Of Ideas That Are Suppressed And The Ideas That Are Pushed Forward In The Mainstream Media Are The Ones That Independent Media Has A Chance To Address. I Think That The Democratization Of Media In That Way Can Be Very Helpful In Allowing The Truth To Come Out In A Way That It Might Not On Cnn Or Fox.

I Literally Integrated The Small Town Of Libertyville, Illinois. I Was The First Person Of Color To Reside Within Its Borders.

I Have Another Name For What They're Terming Whistleblowers, And That's Righteous Heroes. From Bradley Manning To Snowden. They're People Of Conscience Who Are Unwilling To Turn A Blind Eye To The Crimes Of Our Government. And Thank Goodness For Them.

I Think It's Crucially Important To Be Present In The Lives Of Your Children. They Are My Most Important Cause That I Fight For. But I Also Feel An Added Responsibility That I Want To Leave Them A Better World Than This One That We Have Now.