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.

We should have put them away earlier than we did. For my teammates to step up and hit shots helped read more

We should have put them away earlier than we did. For my teammates to step up and hit shots helped me out tonight.

For the most part, I think they've been pretty good. The crew we had the first and second nights were read more

For the most part, I think they've been pretty good. The crew we had the first and second nights were professional-looking. There were a few ball-strike calls I didn't like, but that's going to happen in the big leagues or anywhere.

If they hadn't gotten that goal, I think we would have dominated the game, but that goal deflated us. Once read more

If they hadn't gotten that goal, I think we would have dominated the game, but that goal deflated us. Once we got into our game, we played really well.

I used to watch him practice. It was a sort of Jimmy Stewart style. Denis was a very soft-spoken, self-effacing, read more

I used to watch him practice. It was a sort of Jimmy Stewart style. Denis was a very soft-spoken, self-effacing, overly modest person who left many flashier lawyers in his wake as he persuaded judges and juries alike that what he said could be trusted and should carry the day.

These were all middle-class kids from literary backgrounds, joining this sort of train going by, this pop train, jumping on. read more

These were all middle-class kids from literary backgrounds, joining this sort of train going by, this pop train, jumping on. Whereas the rest of the rock scene, you'll find that there's mostly working-class people.

She still loves La Jolla very, very much. She had been used to the heat of New Orleans for so read more

She still loves La Jolla very, very much. She had been used to the heat of New Orleans for so many years, and she found La Jolla cold.

I have to keep learning as I go, here. The last week has really made me stronger and I've learned read more

I have to keep learning as I go, here. The last week has really made me stronger and I've learned from it.

We hope people will walk away with the idea that this was a very frequent act of violence, ... We read more

We hope people will walk away with the idea that this was a very frequent act of violence, ... We won't be able to deny it any longer.