Seven Out Of 10 Black Faces You

I Know I Could Never Forgive Myself If I Elected To Live Without Humane Purpose, Without Trying To Help The Poor And Unfortunate, Without Recognizing That Perhaps The Purest Joy In Life Comes With Trying To Help Others.

I Have Always Drawn Strength From Being Close To Home.

I Keep Sailing On In This Middle Passage. I Am Sailing Into The Wind And The Dark. But I Am Doing My Best To Keep My Boat Steady And My Sails Full.

I Wish More Of Us Could Understand That Our Increasing Isolation, No Matter How Much It Seems To Express Pride And Self-affirmation, Is Not The Answer To Our Problems. Rather, The Answer Is A Revival Of Our Ancient Commitment To God, Who Rules Over All The Peoples Of The World And Exalts No One Over Any Other, And To The Moral And Spiritual Values Which Were Once Legendary In America. We Must Reach Out Our Hand In Friendship Both To Those Who Would Befriend Us And Those Who Would Be Our Enemy.

My Potential Is More Than Can Be Expressed Within The Bounds Of My Race Or Ethnic Identity.