[2017 Giving Pledge] We will only grasp the staggering potential of our time if we create onramps that empower ALL people to participate, regardless of background, country of origin, religious practice, gender, or color of skin.
[2019 Morehouse Commencement Address] Where you live shouldn't determine whether you get educated. Where you go to school shouldn't determine whether you get textbooks. The opportunity you access should be determined by the fierceness of your intellect, the courage in your creativity and the grit that allows you to overcome expectations that weren't set high enough.
[2019 Morehouse Commencement Address] You must become a community builder. You don't want to just be on the bus. You want to own it and drive it and pick up as many people as you can.
[2019 Morehouse Commencement Address] When Dr. King said that the 'arc of the moral universe bends toward justice,' he wasn't saying it bends on its own accord. It bends because we choose to put our shoulders into it together and push. Technology is creating a whole new set of on ramps to the 21st century economy, and together we well help assure that African Americans will acquire the tech skills and be the beneficiaries in sectors that are being automated.