He Said That Black Sheeps Express Everyone Else's Anger And Pain. It's Not That They Have All The Anger And Pain-they're Just The Only Ones Who Let It Out. Then The Other People Don't Have To.
From The Cab Stepped A Tall Old Man. Black Raincoat And Hat And A Battered Valise. He Paid The Driver, Then Turned And Stood Motionless, Staring At The House. The Cab Pulled Away And Rounded The Corner Of Thirty-sixty Street. Kinderman Quickly Pulled Out To Follow. As He Turned The Corner, He Noticed That The Tall Old Man Hadn't Moved But Was Standing Under The Streetlight Glow, In Mist, Like A Melancholy Traveler Frozen In Time.
And Priests In Black Gowns Were Walking Their Rounds And Binding With Briars My Joys And Desires. (from 'the Garden Of Love')
I Used To Walk Around Saying That I'm Just Another Black Man Without A College Degree.
Alas, Passion Is Conducive To Certain Other Things Because When You Have Too Much Passion And You Have Too Much Work, You Possibly End Up Having Black Holes. The Danger Is Too Much Passion.
The Great Thing About Getting Older Is That You Become More Mellow. Things Aren't As Black And White, And You Become Much More Tolerant. You Can See The Good In Things Much More Easily Rather Than Getting Enraged As You Used To Do When You Were Young.
In All Fields Black Consciousness Seeks To Talk To The Black Man In A Language That Is His Own
I Think The Central Theme About Black Society Is That It Has Got Elements Of A Defeated Society
In Time, We Shall Be In A Position To Bestow On South Africa The Greatest Possible Gift - A More Human Face.