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Everyone puts all of the advances that we've made on Dr. King, but there's a lot of people who were part of the civil rights movement.

The first black president will be a politician who is black.

I want to make sure we have elected people constantly looking at helping the African-American community.

I have a very high opinion of Steve King and his ability, so I would encourage him to consider any position for higher office.

I want to see as many black professionals as possible.

We have to remember that Dr. King was not an idle dreamer. Dr. King was a man of action. If Dr. King were here, he would challenge us and exhort us.

As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.

There was all this talk when Obama got elected about how we were living in a postracial world. But we're not. Until we get to the point where James Earl Jones can play, say, George Washington, race matters. You wouldn't put a white actor in blackface to play Othello. You shouldn't have a white actor in what amounts to yellowface to play Asian.

I think #OscarsSoWhite is about there not truly being enough people of color represented.