It's a funny thing, in the US we all believe that we have a right to go to school. We have a right to a good education. And we don't. The U.S. Constitution contains no right for a child to… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
We really have to, as a country, recognize that school is where people get their identity not just as a scholar, or a future business person, but as a citizen. And we need to make sure that schools set them… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
The beauty of being black in American society is that black has always been an inclusive definition. White has always been an exclusive definition.… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
Growing up as a black kid with a white father who loves you, who affirms you, who was part of your life is fundamentally… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
In the USA, it's harder for a black man with no criminal record to find a job than a white man with a criminal… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
I was raised in a family where we were taught that the best thing you could do with your life was to really kind… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
I train my kids to dream really big and impossible dreams and to pursue them doggedly. — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
When somebody says the best thing you can do is be tough, the best thing you can do is use your brute force, then… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
It's a funny thing, in the US we all believe that we have a right to go to school. We have a right to… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
When you're smart on crime, you start off by recognizing that both the victim, first of all, the victim, but also the person who… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
We really have to, as a country, recognize that school is where people get their identity not just as a scholar, or a future… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
Race is a lie built on a lie. The first lie is that people are different, somehow skin color or hair texture is more… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
In order to bring down the incarceration rate, you've got to start with the beginning of life. You've got to make sure that parents… — Benjamin Jealous Copy Share Image
