We had been following (the power points) and figured this had a chance of happening. The thing I told her read more

We had been following (the power points) and figured this had a chance of happening. The thing I told her (Barbee) is that I know it will be emotional, but she needs to keep playing the way she has and not let it consume her.

Storytelling, writing, and song writing are so connected.

Storytelling, writing, and song writing are so connected.

For African American ideals, ""The Promised Land"" is not a land to be ""reclaimed"" after hundreds, or even thousands, of read more

For African American ideals, ""The Promised Land"" is not a land to be ""reclaimed"" after hundreds, or even thousands, of years, citing God as the real estate agent. The Promised Land doesn't echo the injustices of the past by, in part, replicating them upon others. The Promised Land is the creation of a just society with an appreciation for the diversity of all humanity and equality for all.

The community really wanted to see a business in here.

The community really wanted to see a business in here.

God's timing in moving me down here was perfect,

God's timing in moving me down here was perfect,

It's so rewarding when you hear the audience respond.

It's so rewarding when you hear the audience respond.

He was deeply and fundamentally Irish. But we know that at one point he also became French. He loved France, read more

He was deeply and fundamentally Irish. But we know that at one point he also became French. He loved France, he chose to live here, he wrote in French. It's why we're here, French and Irish together, to pay tribute to this great man.

Adam was a development project. He had never raced before.

Adam was a development project. He had never raced before.

I'm looking forward to meeting him next week at training camp. It'll be an honor to work with a guy read more

I'm looking forward to meeting him next week at training camp. It'll be an honor to work with a guy who just won a Stanley Cup [in 2004 with Tampa Bay].