Quote by Barbara J. Fields

The racial categories that are used in a given society (for example, in contemporary America) are biologically meaningless, but sometimes it turns out that…

— Elliott Sober

“In sum, restoring notions of race mixture to center stage recommits us, willy-nilly, to the discredited idea of racial purity, the basic premise of…

— Barbara J. Fields

“As this book will show, objectively defined races simply do not exist. Even Arthur Mourant realized that fact nearly fifty years ago, when he…

— Bryan Sykes

Race and class are rendered distinct analytically only to produce the realization that the analysis of the one cannot proceed without the other. A…

— Judith Butler

Deconstructing the concept of race not only conflicts with people's tendency to classify and build family histories according to common descent but also ignores…

— J. Philippe Rushton

“If you want to weaken some stereotype, eliminate the classification.”

— Michael Lewis

“What if the theories in psychology that dominate our mainstream culture are flawed, rather than the people they diagnose? That we close our eyes…

— Dr. Kristen Lee

“The stereotypical images we hold toward groups are powerful in influencing what people see and expect of students. Unless educators consciously try to undermine…

— Pedro A. Noguera

“Reviewers, with some rare exceptions, are a most stupid and malignant race.”

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

The system of racial classification is fiction, and we need to thoughtfully evaluate whether perpetuating it rigidly or allowing fluidity across the spectrum best…

— Rachel Dolezal

Denying that race matters is irrational in the face of segregation and all of the other forms of obvious racial inequity in society... Maintaining…

— Robin DiAngelo

Implicit bias - our subconscious associations of race - permeates everything that we do. And we must pursue systemic accountability to fix it.

— Opal Tometi