American Quote by Amitava Kumar

People are very comfortable when race relations get looked at retrospectively. Slavery, the civil rights movement, etc.

— Paul Beatty

No doubt many people working in race relations sincerely want to make things better. But by constantly drawing attention to race and policing ordinary…

— Munira Mirza

Much of America is petrified to bring up race, especially in public forums - the media, in particular.

— Andrew Breitbart

Race is a constant factor in American life. Yet reacting to every incident,real or imagined, is crippling, tiring, and ultimately counterproductive.

— Condoleezza Rice

We need a more substantive conversation around race relations and the way people of color are treated.

— Megan Rapinoe

The history of race relations in America is very different than something like the Holocaust.

— Jamaica Kincaid

The media role in highlighting racial incidents only serves to exacerbate tension. We rarely write about racial harmony.

— Bob Beckel

The country has come a long way in race relations, but the pendulum swings so far back. Everyone wants to be so sensitive.

— Clint Eastwood

We're just at a point in regard to race relations, we're at a tipping point in America. It's a crucial time. It's sad, honestly,…

— Andrew Hawkins

I think there's a lot of shame in American race relations. There's a lot of suppressed guilt that lashes itself out still. I see…

— Danny Strong

The share of Americans who say race relations are bad in this country is the highest it's been in decades, much of it amplified…

— Lester Holt

One would like to say in the aftermath of the 2008 election that everyone lived happily ever after. But the American drama, especially when…

— Frank Rich