Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I…

A whole generation of young whites have involved themselves with traditional Negro music.

— Archie Shepp

Denying that race matters is irrational in the face of segregation and all of the other forms of obvious racial inequity in society... Maintaining…

— Robin DiAngelo

“Life is a race, and what matters most isn't when a person crosses the finish line, but how strong they've grown along the way.”

— Jen Stephens

The only reason race matters is because of racism.

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“In a race, what matters is not who started first, but who finished first.”

— Ashok Kallarakkal

I agree that all kids of all colors love hip-hop. My point in writing the book was to raise questions about the ways the…

— Bakari Kitwana

This is the United States of America and unfortunately, race still matters to a lot of people. The evil head of racism doesn't hide,…

— Kwame Kilpatrick

When today’s race is over, it's over. The only race that matters is the one coming up.

— Harry Gant

And every historic effort to forge a democratic project has been undermined by two fundamental realities: poverty and paranoia. The persistence of poverty generates…

— Cornel West

I can't explain exactly why it lives within me for so long and passionately. But race matters to me; racial equality matters to me,…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“Frankly, I don’t even see color. I mean, the only race that matters is the human one, right?” Her”

— Jodi Picoult

“The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it was not.…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart.

— Constance Baker Motley

It may be changing, but still it's the one place, that total control of an institution, that African Americans have. So sometimes, you know,…

— Michael Emerson

Well, I've been politically involved for a really long time. Growing up in the segregated South, it was a very painful experience for me…

— Cybill Shepherd