Disparities in education begin at an early age and we as a society need to make a commitment to fund our schools equitably so all students have a chance to succeed.

We as a society need to change in the way we understand what justice is and how truth is measured -- and we need to love each other.

"Protestors as well as policemen, black and white, gay and straight, Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor: Any human being denied full value, respect and protection must be named and conscientiously reclaimed as an essential part of the family of humankind."

Creating change requires understanding the power you have, and building a movement goes beyond protests.

Let’s acknowledge the self-deception at the heart of our racial theater.

We need a profound shift in our collective consciousness in order to challenge an entrenched system of racial and social control — and build a new America.