James Cone was born on 5 August 1938 in Fordyce, Arkansas, USA. He was married to Sondra Gibson and Rose Hampton. He died on 28 April 2018 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
Anger and humor are like the right and left arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression and humor prevents them from being consumed by their fury.