By the time I reached middle school, I fully identified myself not even as biracial but just as black. — Shaun King Middle school Copy Share Image
I think, when people think of NFL athletes, they forget that they are citizens of this country, that they are bothered by… — Shaun King Country Copy Share Image
Few cities have more skilled, experienced organizers and activists and grassroots organizations than St. Louis and Philadelphia. — Shaun King Cities Copy Share Image
I was raised by a great single mother. I grew up in rural Kentucky, and she's just a really compassionate woman. — Shaun King Copy Share Image
It's always important, when we experience injustice in this nation, that people in power understand that we will not take that injustice… — Shaun King Experience Copy Share Image
I reject this idea that who Bernie Sanders was in the 1960s is irrelevant. Who you are and what you do, what… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
I tend to write two stories every day, five days a week. It's a real grind. But it also allows me to… — Shaun King America Copy Share Image
I refuse to allow the excuses in my mind to grow into giants that keep me from living up to my full… — Shaun King Excuses Copy Share Image
Donald Trump should not be underestimated. He'll say or do anything to suck the wind out of the news cycle. His reach… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
Racism itself is difficult to measure. We can measure hate crimes - which are absolutely an indicator. We can measure reports of… — Shaun King Discrimination Copy Share Image
While I fundamentally reject the notion that anyone who owned other human beings was either good, moral, or decent, Francis Scott Key… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
As you may know, I'm the co-founder of a political organization called Real Justice. Our goal is to help elect progressive, reform-minded… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
Adults who loved and knew me, on many occasions sat me down and told me that I was black. As you could… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
Our nation is not a fully representative democracy if we do not have a one-person, one-vote method of directly electing our president.… — Shaun King Democracy Copy Share Image
Before I ever endorse a candidate, I meet them, interview them, interview their colleagues and evaluate their competitors, study their positions and… — Shaun King Candidate Copy Share Image
When you are a coordinated partner, you are, in effect, on the campaign staff. You can talk to the whole staff and… — Shaun King Friend Copy Share Image
I became personal friends with Erica Garner and with so many other families affected by police violence. — Shaun King Families Copy Share Image
People with momentum can get so much done. Momentum is easy to lose and almost impossible to fake. — Shaun King Copy Share Image
I grossly underestimated the gravitational pull of America's justice system toward white supremacy. — Shaun King America Copy Share Image
My theory on momentum is that the best way to produce it is through small, hard-fought victories that lead to bigger battles… — Shaun King Battles Copy Share Image
America was not built on kindness or the Christianity of Christ. It was not built on freedom or liberty. This nation was… — Shaun King America Copy Share Image
When Trump was elected, it gave white men - particularly white men in power - full, unfettered permission to say or do… — Shaun King Men Copy Share Image
Having come so close to death, I now value just how precious life truly is and want to ride what God gave… — Shaun King Close to death Copy Share Image
Trump's America means many things, but this much is clear - it means toxic white masculinity is not just permitted, it's fully… — Shaun King America Copy Share Image
I've always loved technology - not gadgets so much... but I've enjoyed using technology to connect people to people and connect people… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if I've been wronged - I still have a responsibility to use my influence in a way that never… — Shaun King Influence Copy Share Image
Some of the most destructive forms of racism - like being denied a home loan or being passed on for a job… — Shaun King Copy Share Image
We must put an end to the corruption and systemic racism in our justice system, and that starts by electing progressive district… — Shaun King Corruption Copy Share Image
Justice, particularly for the oppressed and marginalized in our society, never comes without great effort and sacrifice. — Shaun King Copy Share Image
The United States has so many laws, into the millions, that experts have lost track of just how many laws we have. — Shaun King Copy Share Image
Injustice has exhausted people but also pushed them to organize and fight back in very sophisticated ways. — Shaun King Copy Share Image
I have been told for most of my life that the white man on my birth certificate is not my biological father… — Shaun King Birth Copy Share Image
People I love and trust advise me to just drop off the face of the Earth for an extended period of time,… — Shaun King Calm Copy Share Image
We loathe mass incarceration. We loathe police brutality. But most of us have absolutely no idea how to address the critical flaws… — Shaun King Brutality Copy Share Image
A tweet is fast. But everything about policy change is very slow. And a lot of us are impatient. — Shaun King Change Copy Share Image
Young people, throughout history, have always been the lifeblood of every movement for civil and human rights. — Shaun King History Copy Share Image
I love social media, and it is an important part of how we make change happen. But we can't retweet ourselves out… — Shaun King Change Copy Share Image
When 63 million people voted to elect Donald Trump as the president of the United States, it opened up the floodgates for… — Shaun King America Copy Share Image
Very few police officers are ever held accountable for even the most egregious shootings and acts of violence. — Shaun King Acts of violence Copy Share Image
Over and over again, I looked family members who had lost loved ones to police violence, I looked them right in the… — Shaun King Family Copy Share Image
