“The next morning the newspapers carried the news that while our meeting was being held there had been staged in Paris, Texas,… — Ida B. Wells-Barnett Copy Share Image
We treat racism in this country like it's a style that America went through. Like flared legs and lava lamps. Oh, that… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
“Perhaps finding out that we carry New World history in our genes will transcend racial checkboxes altogether and enable Latino-Americans to rethink… — Raquel Cepeda Copy Share Image
The question 'Why white kids love hip-hop?' forces us immediately to deal with the historical weight of race in America. On the… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
Well, the white race in America is the same way. As individuals it is impossible for them to escape the collective crime… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
'Get Out' takes on the task of exploring race in America, something that hasn't really been done within the genre since 'Night… — Jordan Peele Copy Share Image
“America belongs to all who live here and call her home; of every color and background; that is central to what makes… — Leland Lewis Copy Share Image
How you start is important, very important, but in the end it is how you finish that counts. It is easier to… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
“The past is of value only as it aids in understanding the present; and an understanding of the facts of the problem… — Chicago Commission on Race Relations Copy Share Image
I always tell young people in particular: Do not say that nothing's changed when it comes to race in America, unless you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Affirmative action is not going to be the long-term solution to the problems of race in America, because, frankly, if you've got… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The media constantly reinforces the message that what is demanded of us is unwavering strength, poise and diplomacy even in the face… — The Washington Post Shanon Lee Copy Share Image
A lot of people want to change the world, but only a few people want to change themselves. When it comes to… — Bill Bradley Copy Share Image
I've had a dozen people tell me, maybe more, 'What would have happened if Michael Brown had shot and killed Darren Wilson?… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
I write about race in America in hopes of undermining the notion of race in America. — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
To take on the question of race in America and believe that you could transform this country so that it would actually… — Amber Hollibaugh Copy Share Image
“During my stay here in your city [Chicago] I have been visited by several groups of your people—all of whom have recited… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The paradox of race in America is that our common destiny is more pronounced and imperiled precisely when our divisions are deeper. — Cornel West Copy Share Image
In nothing was slavery so savage and relentless as in its attempted destruction of the family instincts of the Negro race in… — Fannie Barrier Williams Copy Share Image
“Haiti as an independent republic accepted the invitation extended to her along with other nations, and erected a building on the World's… — Ida B. Wells-Barnett Copy Share Image
“I pointed to a Black man standing nearby and said, "If I had said something up there on that stage today that… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
“In Coffeeville, Miss., at 6 p.m., there was a golden light and a child swinging in it, swinging from a big tree,… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
