The colored people of this country know and understand the white people better than the white people know and understand them. — James Weldon Johnson Copy Share Image
“There were no Middle Ages in America, dumb-o,” said his sister. “White people hadn’t gotten here yet. Only Europe had Middle Ages.” — Caroline B. Cooney Copy Share Image
If black people mistrust white people, they are mistrusting racism, and that is appropriate. — Jasmine Guy Copy Share Image
“At home they thought of white people as a vague but powerful entity--like the forces that control the weather, that capable of… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
I was born on an island with 96 percent of the people black. But all the power and the economy was in… — Myles Munroe Copy Share Image
It always seemed to me that white people were judged as individuals. But if a Negro did something stupid or wrong, it… — Annie Elizabeth Delany Copy Share Image
Nobody black had learned anything from the 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail' or from the 'I Have a Dream' speech. That was… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
The goal of my work is to make visible the inevitable racist assumptions held, and patterns displayed, by white people conditioned from… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
I think racial justice - and addressing the sick and enduring legacy of structural racism - remains one of the greatest challenges… — Sally Kohn Copy Share Image
“A free black walks different than a slave,” he said. “White people recognize it immediately, even if they don’t know it. Walks… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
One day I realized I was living in a country where I was afraid to be black. It was only a country… — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
If you're to look at people's social networks, not a lot of white people have a social network that has lots of… — Alicia Garza Copy Share Image
When I was in Mecca I noticed that their, they had no color problem. That they had people there whose eyes were… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
Guess what, Beyonce? White people like your music, too. White people buy your songs on iTunes, memorize your lyrics, and admire your… — Tomi Lahren Copy Share Image
I came from a family that was pretty insularly Cherokee. We kept to ourselves - the white people were there, and we… — Wes Studi Copy Share Image
I grew up in a small Southern town, and there were white people and black people. Coming to New York to go… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
“Where the really sincere white people have got to do their “proving” of themselves is not among the black victims, but out… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I was raised to believe that you had to do things better than white people in order to succeed. The old black… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Black Privilege is a unearned right given to black americans and they were taught to ignore it so it wouldn't cause any… — Daryl Jones Copy Share Image
Why is it sports is the only thing white people see us being successful at? I don't want to play football," he… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
“Grover spit expertly between his teeth. "You know, Nerburn," he said, "you're like those treaty negotiators we used to have to deal… — Kent Nerburn Copy Share Image
“White people must be seen, not heard (Sonnet 2913) In matters of human rights, white people must be seen, not heard; In… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I know when the anthrax thing hit - white people, y'all was very nervous. Y'all would come up to me at work… — Aries Spears Copy Share Image
Film and TV is a very hard profession to enter into if you don't have the ability to take a long period… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
“Why is it that white people find it easier to think like a mountain than like a person of colour?' Carl Anthony… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
I hated my early videos. I really did. I hated 'The Rhythm.' Hated it. It's not my vibe to have lot of… — MNEK Copy Share Image
“Educational system in America is not as good as in China. You may be an idiot. It is hard to tell with… — Kate Danley Copy Share Image
White people: 'OMG! I LOVE THIS SONG!' Black people: 'OH HELL YEAH NIGGA THIS IS MY SHIT!' — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A cynic had defined aid as simply the system by which poor white people in rich countries gave money to rich black… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't want a grand villa in a rich suburb alongside white people where many of my former comrades choose to live.… — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Copy Share Image
When I first played at the Apollo, the owner didn't even know who Sharon Jones was. The Apollo had never seen so… — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
I seen niggas fold... like paper. Got money seen friends turn haters, got money minor league turn major, got money white people… — Wiz Khalifa Copy Share Image
Poor white people and poor black people just don't know how much they have in common. Rich people don't give a damn… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
“The relevant question is not whether all Whites are racist but how we can move more White people from a position of… — Beverly Daniel Tatum Copy Share Image
The streets of New York are diverse, but when you go into a Broadway show, unless Denzel Washington is in it, or… — Billy Eichner Copy Share Image
You know how I learned to shoot? I watched white people. Just regular white people. They really put their elbow in and… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
White people set goals, rappers 'chase paper', and the Chinese are too busy doing both to talk about either one. — Dov Davidoff Copy Share Image
“The well-meaning white people, I said, had to combat, actively and directly, the racism in other white people. And” — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I had to look at white people as fellow South Africans and fellow partners in building a new South Africa. — John Kani Copy Share Image
There weren't any white people in this country who didn't know who Gladys Knight was. Or the Pips were, as far as… — Peabo Bryson Copy Share Image
