“A black man of my generation born in the late 1960s is more than twice...” — James Forman Quote

“A black man of my generation born in the late 1960s is more than twice as likely to go to prison in his lifetime then a black man of my father's generation. I was born after the Voting Rights Act, after the Civil Rights Act, after the Fair Housing Act.”

“I think I've always had that orientation to try to understand the humanity behind people with whom I disagree.”

“One consequence of racism and segregation is that many American whites know little or nothing about the daily lives of African Americans. Black America's least-understood communities are those poor, hyper-segregated places we once called ghettos. These neighborhoods are not far away, but they might as well be on the moon.”

“It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.”

“There are many, many nouns for the act of looking - a glance, a glimpse, a peep - but there's no noun for the act of listening. In general, we don't think primarily about sound. So I have a different perspective on the world; I can construct soundscapes that have an effect on people, but they don't know why. It's a sort of subterfuge.”

“Leaders have to act more quickly today. The pressure comes much faster.”