Color Quote by Benjamin Carson

Many people who voted for Mr. Obama in the last election did so based on skin color.

— Alveda King

Barack Obama actually grew up black in America. He knows a thing or two about being judged by the color of his skin, rather…

— Neil Macdonald

If you took away the color of Barack Obama's skin, nobody right now would be paying him any attention.

— John H. McWhorter

Forget the historic nature of his election having to do with skin color - Obama has an opportunity offered to few presidents: the chance…

— Chuck Todd

There has always been a great deal of racism in the U.S. before and after Obama.

— Daryl Davis

People thought once Obama got into office that racism was over with. But, what we ended up learning was that it just came more…

— Lil Rel Howery

I am just mystified by these people telling me I would think Obama was doing a great job if his skin contained less melanin.

— Jonah Goldberg

African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too…

— Alveda King

I grew up feeling people didn't look at skin color.

— Chris Froome

As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life when people could be mistreated because…

— Rosa Parks

I don't want the Obama era to be more about symbolism than substance when it comes to black people. I love him, but I…

— Tavis Smiley

People are having to come to terms with the question: how important is it, really, that Obama is black? Yes, skin colour is a…

— Adrian Lester