I knew that there were black people in Africa, of course, unfortunately because of movies such as 'Tarzan.'

I think that the implication of King's assassination has not been fully appreciated.

I want to get into the educational DNA of American culture. I want 10 percent of the common culture, more or less, to be black.

I'm a tech geek.

I'm a tech geek. Whenever I read about something new, I think to myself, How can I take this and make it black?

I'm looking forward to the time when we all look like Polynesians.

In America one drop of black ancestry makes you black.

In fact, the class divide in the black community is now seen by some as a permanent aspect of our existence.

It turns out one of my ancestors fought in the Continental Army, so I was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution.

It's fascinating how life works.

It's no surprise that White people say things when they are together about Black people.

Lincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth - more than any other American President.

Lincoln would love the fact that Obama is such a great conciliator, trying to transcend ideology.

My brother and I had a really privileged relationship with my parents... They treated us like adults.

My father and I made genetics history. We were the first African-Americans and the first father and son anywhere to have their genomes sequenced.

My father lived to be 97 and played bridge every day up to the end, so I've got a 50 percent chance of living a long life like him.

My father was the funniest man I ever met. He made Redd Foxx look like an undertaker.

My goal is to get everybody in America to do their family tree.

My grandfather was coloured, my father was Negro, and I am Black.

One must learn how to be black in America.