Race In America Quotes

Race In America Quote of the day

Foisting an identity on people rather than allowing them the freedom and space to create their own is shady.

Electing a bigot enables further bigotry.

Racist legacy laws and modern racist practices are all part of the same system, and it needs to be changed now.

If you can't see past my name, you can't see me.

People often call fighting racism being 'PC' when they don't want to confront their own prejudice

Racism hurts everyone, including racists themselves.

We must tell the world that even though we elected a bigot, bigotry will not prevail.

It's no longer time to take sides for or against race, rather sides against those who still do.

Perhaps finding out that we carry New World history in our genes will transcend racial checkboxes altogether and enable Latino-Americans to rethink what America is supposed to look like.

When you're marginalized, there are no "them people, " if we're all on the outskirts of the same margin.

I tried to get away from him, to get to that door, but instead I backed up against the wall and was stuck there in that white, white room.

People of color are allowed, even required to perform, and, especially these days on issues of race, to edify as well. 'Here you are, now entertain us'. But are we allowed to lead?

I guess I'd rather have a truthful neighbor who says he hates me than a lyin' one who claims he loves me.

Yessir, some things is sin 'cause God says so. Some things is sin 'cause they hurt other people. And some things is just pure-dee stupid.