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Let everything that you do bring credit and honor to the Church, of which you are a member, and the Lord will… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
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If you do a black character or a female character or an Asian character, then they aren't just that character. They represent… — Dwayne McDuffie Copy Share Image
Claudia Rankine's Citizen comes at you like doom. It's the best note in the wrong song that is America. Its various realities-'mistaken'… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
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I think that for many of us, the years of the Civil Rights movements - Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy running for… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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“You are at the same time, a god and a demon. When the god in you lacks nourishment, the demon gets hold… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
it's no longer socially acceptable to make bigoted statements and racist remarks. Some people are having an awful time with that: 'I… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
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As long as the factories are in the hands of the whites, the housing is in the hands of the whites, the… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Black is confusing. Where does the line start and stop with what is black and what isn't black? People that are mixed-race,… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
“can this error in understanding be corrected by simply generalizing in the other direction? Absolutely not, and this is the problem with… — Jeremy Puma Copy Share Image
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The most glaring aspect of white privilege is that when someone is described neutrally - without indicating color or ethnicity - more… — Luvvie Ajayi Copy Share Image
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We look at the African-American community, for a long time those of us who be considered strong - black men - for… — Ryan Coogler Copy Share Image
It is notable how little empathy is cultivated or valued in our society. I put this down to our traditional racism and… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I am not ashamed to use the word class. I will also plead guilty to another charge. The charge is that people… — Walker Percy Copy Share Image
Reactionary conservatives are smiling through the racial apocalypse. To them, race baiting is a joke, as 'humorist' Rush Limbaugh will tell you… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
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I don’t believe it is possible to transcend race in this country. Race is a factor in this society. The legacy of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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the fear of fat works ... because it's being manipulated in us to enforce class divisions, racisms, womyn-hatred. And we give it… — Elana Dykewomon Copy Share Image
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You are, in fact, stigmatized as a racist, because, after all, you have know acknowledged that your nation practiced racism explicitly for… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
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