Racial Quotes

America is decidedly not 'post-racial.'

— Uzodinma Iweala

Racial profiling is illegal, and I do not support it.

— Brian Sandoval

Racial profiling has to stop.

— Bobby Rush

I used to sleep on floors and face racial abuse.

— The Great Khali

I'm Native American, so the racial thing kind of hits home with me.

— Rickey Medlocke

I dream of a post-racial society that is not categorized by the color of their skin.

— Jane Velez-Mitchell

Me and discrimination, me and racial profiling... we go way back. We've got history.

— Marcus Smart

When I come out of the box, I don't come out of the box as racial.

— Jim Brown

The American idea of racial progress is measured by how fast I become white.

— James A. Baldwin

I really work for racial reconciliation in many ways. And you can judge me by my writings.

— David Duke

There is more racial prejudice in India than anywhere else in the world.

— Shekhar Kapur

Racial prejudices are indication of a disturbed and potentially unstable society.

— Kenneth Clark

I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It…

— Salma Hayek

I think the O.J. Simpson trial was a revelation about the ongoing patterns of racial difference in American society.

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

Caught in a racial uproar, people make all sorts of promises to make amends. Whatever they do tends to be heavy on…

— Jonathan Capehart

In '42,' it's like the '40s where racial equality had come into the consciousness of a lot of people, whereas in the…

— Andre Holland

And don't forget, Sherrod Brown is black. There's a racial component here, too. And now, the newspaper that I'm reading all this…

— Rush Limbaugh

The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person...

— Barack Obama

There are definitely racial problems in this country [the USA]. Comedy is a way we can figure out how to solve it,…

— Margaret Cho

I feel that racial profiling may be a very complicated and long-standing problem. It will take a long time even to make…

— Wen Ho Lee

I think racial profiling is wrong. It cannot be defended. It's just flat wrong. And if a matter came before me, and…

— Anonymous

“We violate God’s intention for the human family by creating false categories of value and identity, based on identifiable characteristics such as…

— Jennifer Harvey

Look at airport security now. What started out as definite racial profiling is now where the computer picks a name. That's why…

— Robin Williams

We should not be post-racial: seeking to get beyond the uplifting meanings and edifying registers of blackness. Rather, we should be post-racist:…

— Michael Eric Dyson

When we go to court, they are going to have to come up with all the evidence where they are accusing me…

— Joe Arpaio

This is the 21st century, and we would all like to think racism is dead in America. Actually, that's not the case:…

— Alveda King

There's so much material out there that's unnecessarily racist. It takes a shot at what is 'urban' or demonstrates blackness with some…

— Jesse Williams

I have nothing but the best memories of growing up in New Jersey. Of course, I grew up in a nice town,…

— Lesley Gore

Race is the great taboo in our society. We are afraid to talk about it. White folks fear their unspoken views will…

— Eva Paterson

The strange thing about my life is that I came to America at about the time when racial attitudes were changing. This…

— Jamaica Kincaid

Growing up as a black kid with a white father who loves you, who affirms you, who was part of your life…

— Benjamin Jealous

I do believe that something akin to a racial caste system is alive and well in America.

— Michelle Alexander

It's a wonder you don't see the zebra being trotted out as a metaphor for racial harmony more often.

— Dov Davidoff

Clearly, the Obama presidency hasn't wiped out racial prejudices.

— Ron Fournier

They were concerned about the racial issue. They thought it was not a safe issue to go Asian, unfortunately.

— Lucy Liu

There is simply no room for racial, hurtful language spoken to your colleagues or anyone else.

— Pam Bondi

Racial hysteria has been a part of many winning campaigns in our country. But it's rarely the only part.

— Jamelle Bouie

A people that does not protect its racial purity will perish!

— Julius Streicher

The difference with Cleveland is that the racial tension was not a casual taste of it. It was outlandish.

— Terrence Howard

I loved the fact that Obama is multi-racial. I thought that was terrific, as my wife is the same racial make-up.

— Clint Eastwood