Whats it like in Texas now, with that political climate?
There are a lot of moral lines being drawn in the sand there, no doubt. First of all, I love being in Texas–Dallas in particular. And there are lines being drawn politically, but I see people jumping back and forth across the lines. Really? Oh, yes. It’s very important to understand today that no one can assume that they have any group of people locked down. People are jumping across the board. There are people who are signing up to the Republican Party that historically did not and vice versa. And I think it’s very, very important that we continue to work hard to serve the community rather than to take sides. And more and more we are proving as African-Americans that we are not monolithic, that we do think differently, and we are interested in whichever party is going to serve the issues and concerns that reflect our community. Would you ever try to get involved in politics to be a healer? [laughs] Absolutely not. I’ve got my work cut out for me. Politics is something that I’m curiou
