I am not interested in statistics that tell me things are not as bad as they seem. Things are horrible. I have met people crying about what is happening, but there is no solution yet. Our children are trying to tell us something, and we are not listening. I don't care what the statistics say.

"Paths to Success: A Forum on African American Men" panel discussion (July 18, 2006), quoted in Fulbright, Leslie ((July 19, 2006)). "Cosby, Others Say Black Men Still in Crisis". San Francisco Chronicle.