Conversations in Black Quotes

“We need better cooperation between generations. A number of the old guard believe their relationships with those following in their footsteps is more collaborative than it actually is. Those next in line sometimes feel as if their elders are more interested in being paternal than being partners. Moving forward together will require leaders to subjugate their egos. They'll need to find at least one common interest that allows both generations to bring their strengths to the table.”
― Ed Gordon, Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership

“There are children right now who literally believe they can be president. There are children right now who literally believe they can ascend to heights their parents could never have imagined. Even if he did nothing else but plant a seed in children that will bear fruit that I’ll never see, he did an amazing thing. Was he limited? Yes. Did he do things I wouldn’t have done? Yes. But the idea that now our children have an aspirational figure they can point to that no one can knock down. Wow! America dated a black guy, and she liked it. -D.L. Hughley-”
― Ed Gordon, Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership

“If this country wants to be great, we must continue the ongoing quest for fairness and respect for all our citizens.”
― Ed Gordon, Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership