Ignorance can be cured, but there's no remedy for stupidity.

Fear is the greatest barrier to human growth.

One time, Roger Kelly, Imperial Wizard of the KKK and I went to a show titled 'RACISM: WRONG OR WHITE' at Howard University, featuring panelists like Reverend Jesse Jackson.

I had invited Roger, not to speak, but to listen and observe different perspectives on racism. He agreed,…

That’s what it’s all about. It’s about exposure. It’s about opportunity. It’s about dialogue. And it’s about closing that gap between the unknown and the fear of the unknown.

When two enemies are talking, they're not fighting...They might be yelling and screaming and beating their fists on the table, but at least they're talking...it's when the talking ceases, that the ground becomes fertile for violence.

Hate must be countered, but not with more hate; it has to be countered with knowledge, understanding, and compassion.

Find the similarities, the things that you have in common. You'd be surprised how much you have in common with someone who you thought you were totally polar opposites with.

'How can you hate me if you don't even know me?'

Activist Daryl Davis has spent his life seeking the answer. And his quest has brought him face-to-face with hundreds of Klansmen.

Because when enemies are talking, they're not fighting.

That's why free speech is important.

You learn a lot more from those who don't agree with you than from those who do.

We all are human beings, we all want the same basic things in life.

Loved my time on this podcast. Thank you to Rob Lowe Team Coco

Hate is a burden. Dialogue is the shovel that lets us dig it out.

Here in my home, the Imperial Wizard sings along as I play the piano. Music truly bonds us, humans.

The Imperial Wizard begins telling me a story about the symbolic meaning of the American flag. The Wizard chokes up talking about the soldiers who defended that flag. He begins…