Melissa Harris-Perry Quotes

So part of it is we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents, or kids belong to their families, and recognize that kids belong to whole communities.

Therapists are less likely to perceive a black woman as sad; instead they see her as angry or anxious.

Stereotypes work to help divide women from recognizing their common interests.

With Donald Trump, you know, what I would tell you is that he's got shelf life like I never would have guessed.

You just have to be strong if you're a black woman.

Once it's everybody's responsibility and not just the household's we start making better investments.

Politics are a part of athletics now. Politics is a part of everything. And athletics is no exception.

I had a friend say to me the other day, I hate when I see Jonathan Metzl on your show because I know it's bad news. I know that there has been a shooting.

Popular films are so powerful and compelling that it's often easier to accept their versions of history than the much more complicated true stories.

Donald Trump has changed the rule and so have the stations and the media coverage.

I think the most critical needs of the African-American communities aren't being addressed primarily because of decisions being made by Republican Congressional leaders.

From 2001 to 2012 at least 6,410 women were murdered by an intimate partner using a gun. That's more than the number of U.S. troops killed in action in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.

The Republicans don't need black folks to vote Republican, they just need them to not vote.

Many people consider darts a sport, with a live audience and very excited fans and competitors who aren't hitting the bull's-eye.

I just keep thinking of how many times I've heard Ferguson effect. And I've heard it because of protests, officers are afraid to do their job because of - because of a YouTube effect.

I can understand how someone might read wearing a blonde wig as a desire to be white, but I suspect that the same shaming smirk can happen if you wear a big afro or any number of other hairstyles.

The problem is that many of our policymakers want to base sweeping laws on those feelings.

Adults who enter into public life implicitly consent to having less privacy, but their families - especially their children - should not be treated callously or thoughtlessly.

I do feel like there's this Republican Party establishment is in disarray. That's the story that the Donald Trump surge seems to tell.

I'm a sexual assault survivor. I have long felt like Bill Cosby needed to be held accountable. But I keep wondering if this is a system that can bring that accountability.

I hate to play YouTube.

The debate was a chance for senator [Bernie] Sanders to have a game-changing moment to recapture the news cycle and build momentum going into 2016 and he took his best shot at having a moment.

The removal of Bill Cosby from his cultural pedestal seems pretty complete.

Former Governor [Jeb] Bush calling for an end all together of the Supplemental Nutrition Program, or what some people call food stamps program, as part of an overhaul.

You are five times more likely to be killed by your abuser if your abuser can get their hands on a gun. That's not a small problem.

I'm horrible with money. I make bad business decisions every hour of the day.

On the track, you're Tommie Smith, the fastest man in the world, but once you're in the dressing rooms, you are nothing more than a dirty Negro.

I would agree if the race were today, most likely, our nominee would be Donald Trump, but it isn't today.

Look, I grew up in, went to school in, and now live in the American South, and southern white women are interesting, complex and quirky, even the ones with racial anxieties.

Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents.

It actually does matter what people think about you.

Undoubtedly, the biggest influence on my life is my mom, followed pretty closely by my dad.

Housing affects everything, and we continue to live in very, very segregated communities.

I don't know what people mean when they ask me whether I'm embracing my whiteness. Whiteness is ubiquitous.

I would want to know that my daughter is going to enjoy a long, happy and healthy life.