Benjamin Jealous

The beauty of being black in American society is that black has always been an inclusive definition. White has always been an…

— Benjamin Jealous

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

— Benjamin Jealous

In the USA, it's harder for a black man with no criminal record to find a job than a white man with…

— Benjamin Jealous

I was raised in a family where we were taught that the best thing you could do with your life was to…

— Benjamin Jealous

I train my kids to dream really big and impossible dreams and to pursue them doggedly.

— Benjamin Jealous

When somebody says the best thing you can do is be tough, the best thing you can do is use your brute…

— Benjamin Jealous

It's a funny thing, in the US we all believe that we have a right to go to school. We have a…

— Benjamin Jealous

When you're smart on crime, you start off by recognizing that both the victim, first of all, the victim, but also the…

— Benjamin Jealous

We really have to, as a country, recognize that school is where people get their identity not just as a scholar, or…

— Benjamin Jealous

Race is a lie built on a lie. The first lie is that people are different, somehow skin color or hair texture…

— Benjamin Jealous

In order to bring down the incarceration rate, you've got to start with the beginning of life. You've got to make sure…

— Benjamin Jealous