Melissa Harris-Perry

I learned that you can't write a book in the margins of your life. I'd forgotten how much uninterrupted time it takes…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

The debate was a chance for senator [Bernie] Sanders to have a game-changing moment to recapture the news cycle and build momentum…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Drink lots of water, and nap. I've made some really big messes along the way, whether on the academic side or on…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Terrifying mass shooting and high-profile officer-involved incidents have dominated the national conversation on gun violence in recent years. But most deaths by…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Stereotypes work to help divide women from recognizing their common interests.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

I would agree if the race were today, most likely, our nominee would be Donald Trump, but it isn`t today.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

The Republicans don't need black folks to vote Republican, they just need them to not vote.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

I had a friend say to me the other day, I hate when I see Jonathan Metzl on your show because I…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

I am a supporter of much of the Arab Spring, as a matter of indigenous self-determination. So, I see the United States'…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

The leading non-establishment Republican candidate for president, Donald Trump, is just sailing past [establishment Republican candidates] in the polls. He is still…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

I think the idea that you're somehow rejecting whiteness if you don't identify yourself as biracial is odd because everybody engages in…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Popular films are so powerful and compelling that it's often easier to accept their versions of history than the much more complicated…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Donald Trump has changed the rule and so have the stations and the media coverage.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

As we watch Republican candidates like Scott Walker and Rick Perry and Bobby Jindal and George Pataki, and even Jeb Bush and…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Bill Cosby no longer on Temple University`s board. His name has been removed from various college scholarships and buildings. Two dozen colleges…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Housing affects everything, and we continue to live in very, very segregated communities.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

I just keep thinking of how many times I`ve heard Ferguson effect. And I`ve heard it because of protests, officers are afraid…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

I can understand how someone might read wearing a blonde wig as a desire to be white, but I suspect that the…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

You just have to be strong if you're a black woman.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

A big part of the Republican 2016 race is now basically a bunch of establishment Republicans going after each other. Jeb Bush…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

I think the most critical needs of the African-American communities aren't being addressed primarily because of decisions being made by Republican Congressional…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

I hate to play YouTube.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

You are five times more likely to be killed by your abuser if your abuser can get their hands on a gun.…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

The problem is that many of our policymakers want to base sweeping laws on those feelings.

— Melissa Harris-Perry