Racism Quotes · Page 132

Racial discrimination is illegal. It's illegal in the United States. It's illegal in Arizona. It has been and it will continue to…

— Jan Brewer

Attempts to minimize the deep racial wounds in our history only set our society as a whole back.

— Wayne Messam

I'm conscious of my race and ethnicity in the legislature - it's hard not to be.

— Pramila Jayapal

The cyclical rebirth of caste in America is a recurring racial nightmare.

— Michelle Alexander

There's racism everywhere in the world; it's not just Sweden, it's everywhere, but other than that I had a pretty okay upbringing.

— Snoh Aalegra

“For white people, nothing makes them appreciate the gift of life more than voluntarily trying to end it.”

— Christian Lander

There's truth in comedy, and that resonates with people of all races.

— Jessica Williams

The race of the life is so long, you start it yourself ,and in the end , its only you with yourself.

— Senoraroy

'Dear White People' started a conversation about race. It's such a difficult thing to talk about, especially in America because of our…

— Tessa Thompson

I'd never seen anything like it in my life. Someone so blatantly challenging the ideas of race and gender and sexuality. In…

— Edward Enninful

The problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. These are the triple…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

The question of whether one alleges the Superiority or Inferiority of any given race is irrelevant; racism has only one psychological root:…

— Ayn Rand

I think race and racism is probably the most studied social, economic, and political phenomenon in this country, but it's also the…

— Alicia Garza

When you go through all your life processing and abusing your hair so it will look like the hair of another race…

— Assata Shakur

It is utterly exhausting being Black in America - physically, mentally, and emotionally. While many minority groups and women feel similar stress,…

— Marian Wright Edelman

Over and above the political, economic, sociological, and international implications of racial prejudices, their major significance is that they place unnecessary burdens…

— Kenneth Clark

“Right now, anyone who is offended about anything--whether it's the fact that a book about racism was assigned in a university class,…

— Mark Manson

America rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith America values and welcomes peaceful…

— George W. Bush

The great thing about 2017 is that, because of the terrible political state that we're in and that America is in, young…

— Charli XCX

When you mentioned something about self improvement, the implication is that the negro is something distinct or different, and, therefore, needs to…

— Malcolm X

I was part of the first generation of girls and women to be educated and go to grammar school even if we…

— Helen Mirren

“LAZY AND IRRESPONSIBLE This isn't a politically correct position to have, but I'm convinced that the lack of moral character in many…

— Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

Collective guilt is borne by what is conventionally called the scapegoat. Now the scapegoat for white society - which is based on…

— Frantz Fanon

I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day,…

— Rosa Parks

Life is a race where it dose not mater who comes first but who makes it trough

— Anonymous

And realizing there is no such thing as the Black experience. Time and events allow for change on both sides.

— Alice Childress

I saw America as a land of opportunity, not a bastion of racism or sexism.

— Max Boot

Who, noteless as the race from which he sprung, Saved others' names, but left his own unsung.

— Walter Scott

God of justice, save the people From the clash of race and creed, From the strife of class and faction, Make our…

— Anonymous

The Andalucían race is very strong. Another mystery- it has the most jealous people in the world, both men and women!

— Celedonio Romero

A lot of different races and nationalities play football, so it is a good way to try and stop racism.

— Thierry Henry

“Never stop learning, Ahmed. It's important to take an interest in the world. Ignorance creates fear and prejudice.”

— Bronwen Griffiths

Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me.

— Mahalia Jackson

We wouldn't be as far along as a country if we didn't take on some of Martin Luther King's ways that he…

— Rodney King

“You have a soul; it defies colour, race or belief. That is who you are, the beautiful you.- Aare Oluwaseun Akinwande”

— Aare Oluwaseun Akinwande

We must focus on people as people, regardless of race, creed, color or gender.

— Anonymous

“and no race has a monopoly on beauty, on intelligence, on strength”

— Aimé Césaire

I have dated all races, and I believe you should be free to do whatever you want.

— Sanaa Lathan

Russian children typically hear racist and ethnic slurs against Caucasus natives at home before hearing it on the streets.

— Margarita Simonyan

Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened.

— Madeleine M. Kunin