"In a sense the quest for the emancipation of black people in the U.S. has always been a quest for ec..." — Angela Davis

Yes, I think it's really important to acknowledge that Dr. King, precisely at the moment of his assassination, was re-conceptualizing the civil rights movement and moving toward a sort of coalitional relationship with the trade union movement.

What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black middle class and the increasing numbers of black people who are more impoverished than ever before.

When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to.

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.