The Importance of Fighting for Black People

"When we fight, we win," he says. "Anybody who ever achieves anything has to fall in love ... might as well just be a pugilist." He adds that fighting for black people perennially day in and day out is debilitating. It's like doing the marathon: You're going to hit a wall. And there are some things that you'll perhaps not enjoy if you don't give it your best effort.