History Quote by Aaron Dessner

“The truth is, white rage has undermined democracy, warped the Constitution, weakened the nation’s ability to compete economically, squandered billions of dollars on baseless…

— Carol Anderson

“It is not a secret that most American and Western institutions and workplaces are very much like mountains: the higher one climbs, the whiter…

— Louis Yako

It's important to establish why racial inequality exists and then focus on the solution. But it needs facts over feelings.

— Simon Jordan

“These white people don’t, and will never give a shit about us, so do what you got to do to survive in this society,…

— Desiree M. Granger

I believe that white people need to check themselves, account for their privileges, and undergo whatever interaction with communities of color with that understanding.…

— Bocafloja

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

— Tessa Thompson

In the 21st century, white America got a wake-up call after 9/11/01. White America and the western world came to realize that people of…

— Jeremiah Wright

White people are very wily when it comes to race. We will do everything that we can to get out from under the idea…

— Robin DiAngelo

The greatest problem is not with flat-out white racists, but rather with the far larger number of Americans who believe intellectually in racial equality…

— Nicholas Kristof

I'm not racist:' Many self-proclaimed white allies say this to shut down conversations about how racism affects our society.

— Jason Johnson

So many white people don't want to talk about race; it's uncomfortable. Many reason that slavery happened more than a century ago, and people…

— Beth Macy

“We also need to understand that white supremacy is at the heart of the problem—not just a racially associated economic inequality.”

— Becky Bond