Fighting disparities is very significant.

The fact is in a city like Chicago, for example, unemployment in the black community is around 20 percent for adults, 35 percent for…

— Jesse Jackson

Often, the disparities in the ways men and women are treated are subtle; there are not these clear barriers that you have to break…

— Eleanor Clift

Today, the worst conflicts, the most deep-rooted violence, and those likely to emerge in the coming years are due to disparities in development.

— Segolene Royal

Yes, over the centuries economic progress has reduced some gross disparities - modern Americans are relatively unlikely to simply starve to death (though it…

— Paul Krugman

The same things that lead to disparities in health in this country on a day-to-day basis led to disparities in the impact of Hurricane…

— David Satcher

There's great disparity between who goes to college and who goes to jail. Who lives long and who dies prematurely, is the defining issue…

— Jesse Jackson

“The systems within our organizations continue to churn out disparities and inequities, and all too often, those charged with fixing the problem look to…

— Sara Taylor

When we address the disparities facing black people, we get a lot closer to a true democracy where all lives matter.

— Alicia Garza

“The vital question we each need to ask ourselves is not if but when and where I am contributing to disparities in my profession,…

— Sara Taylor

Despite all of the civil rights gains of the past several decades, when it comes to economic opportunity, African Americans and Latinos still experience…

— Sasha Abramsky

True enough, Trump is a formidable foe, and systemic inequalities and disparities are worsening under this administration. But they existed long before that. And…

— Ayanna Pressley

“In 54 of the 68 poorest countries where 97% of mother and child deaths occur there are glaring disparities between rich and poor.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

“Easily. It’s pretty common in this kind of job to see significant disparities in ability. It’s not like other kinds of work, where the…

— Robert D. Austin

“But when they are carrying out investigatory or pretext stops, they are much more likely to stop black and other minority drivers: blacks are…

— James Forman Jr

When we're able to identify disparities in education, we can better determine whether federal grant programs are effectively reaching our students, allowing us to…

— Jacky Rosen