11 Quotes by Keith Boykin

He was unusually committed to exposing the truth about AIDS in the black community, and he was unafraid to challenge conventional wisdom.

We are part of this family, and we will not be divided by any person.

very pleased that eight months of discussions with Minister Louis Farrakhan and march organizers have begun to pay off.

This could signal a turning point in our community. We are seeing an unprecedented discussion about sexuality in the black community. I'm confident that 20 to 30 years from now we will look at homophobia in the same light that we now look at racism.

It's a tragedy that one person stuck in the past can prevent our community from moving forward.

It's a colorful cast of hosts. We're all black professional New Yorkers, but we come from completely different perspectives.

It's pretty clear that if they had been two black men it would have been a different reaction. It would have been an evil, nefarious story about deception and disease. These are guys who blatantly cheat on their wives with other men. There's no way it would have been called a love story if they were black.

I've done the activism thing for a long time now, and this is a much better opportunity for me to get my message across, make an impact. Being a part of the media, you get a chance to be part of shaping a dialogue, creating a dialogue. You have much more of an opportunity to create change.

I am very pleased that eight months of discussions with Minister Louis Farrakhan and march organizers have begun to pay off,