Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, these men [Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. DuBois] fought… — Kwame Nkrumah Copy Share Image
“It is character that should be the sole measure of judgement in the society of thinking humanity, and nothing short of that… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
My grandparents fought for racial equality, my parents for gay rights, but the only thing my generation will fight for is weed… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation - through… — Mark Pryor Copy Share Image
I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The greatest problem is not with flat-out white racists, but rather with the far larger number of Americans who believe intellectually in… — Nicholas Kristof Copy Share Image
Fidel Castro rhetorically championed the poor. He also held the Cuban economy in a kind of arrested state. He called for racial… — Scott Simon Copy Share Image
“If not as a true human, let me tell you as a Biologist, color of the skin does not define an individual’s… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Call up the ever-pure, the effulgent and the ever-radiant character of true humanism in yourself and in others, and no racism shall… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“It has come as a great revelation to me that abolitionist is different from the desire for racial equality. Color prejudice is… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
The interesting scope of Mark Twain's development as a human being is that he grew. He saw, he travelled, he studied this… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
I think it's important for us to recognize that although historically black communities have been very progressive with respect to issues of… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
Along with racial equality and the late bloom of women's rights, future generations will have to explain how, in the past, gays… — iO Tillett Wright Copy Share Image
We can't change the fossil fuel companies' behavior in isolation from the rest of the industrial system. As long as they have… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
“Narratives of racial exceptionality obscure the reality of ongoing institutional white control while reinforcing ideologies of individualism and meritocracy. They also do… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
Jim Jones started out as a civil rights crusader in Indianapolis. As a young preacher in the mid-50s, he used members of… — Julia Scheeres Copy Share Image
I think the folks who joined Jim Jones's church did so because they truly believed in his stated ideals of racial equality… — Julia Scheeres Copy Share Image
“We would often lead workshops in offices that were 95-100% white, and yet the participants would bitterly complain about Affirmative Action. This… — Robin DiAngelo Copy Share Image
“José Martí, born on January 28, 1853, is known as the George Washington of Cuba, or is perhaps better identified with Simon… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One Copy Share Image
The dominant population only promotes racial equality when to do so converges with its own interests. — Anonymous Copy Share Image