Black skin Quote by Anthea Butler

It goes back in the black community that the police are not your friends. That's an old, old, deep understanding that we have, that…

— Courtney B. Vance

“In a nation still stuck in an old Jim Crow mind-set - which equates racism with white bigotry and views racial diversity as proof…

— Michelle Alexander

Communities of color don't understand what it means to be a police officer, the fear that police officers have in just being on the…

— Eric Holder

There is police brutality. People of color have been targeted by police.

— Colin Kaepernick

Black Lives Matter is not just concerned with what happens in policing. The disregard, the disrespect, and the lack of dignity for black life…

— Alicia Garza

Police officers' disproportionate use of force against people of color is a stain on our nation.

— Alex Padilla

We have police officers who may devalue the life of Black people. And that's what we have to change.

— Mike Espy

Take crack cocaine. Particularly in the early days of the policy, ninety percent of the people being arrested were black, even though they didn't…

— Carl Hart

In communities of color, such as Ferguson, it often feels like the police are protecting the white community from us instead of protecting our…

— W. Kamau Bell

I think it's important to realize that law enforcement does do a very good job oftentimes of trying to ensure the safety and security…

— David Hogg

For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion,…

— Tim Wise

“In policing, some uniforms and cars are black and white, but on the street, in the real world, nothing is black and white”

— Edmond Gagnon