American society Quote by Benjamin Jealous

When the world's moving towards being the most inclusive it's ever been, it's unthinkable that certain basic aspects of life are still so unfair…

— Troy Deeney

I think, all too often, this society has too monolithic a definition of what a black American is.

— Uzodinma Iweala

No one tells every white person in this country how to be. No one tells every Hispanic, or Asian or Jewish person in this…

— Montel Williams

As much as I think it is necessary and desirable for white people to have an expanded view of the black American experience, it's…

— Margot Lee Shetterly

There's no doubt that many of the mainstream white institutions tend to be cosmetic and symbolic when it comes to including African-Americans, whereas we…

— Cornel West

The most glaring aspect of white privilege is that when someone is described neutrally - without indicating color or ethnicity - more often than…

— Luvvie Ajayi

Black people are the only segment in American society that is defined by its weakest elements. Every other segment is defined by its highest…

— Jewell Jackson McCabe

Racial identity is simply forbidden to whites in America and across the entire Western world. Black children today are hammered with the idea of…

— Shelby Steele

The very definition of 'blackness' is as broad as that of 'whiteness,' yet we're seemingly always trying to find a specific, limited definition.

— Issa Rae

I think that's the best thing about being black is that we find a way to make our own communities and always give room…

— Brian Tyree Henry

As black people we were out to further our equality. I don't pay attention to the controversial connotations put on by media and the…

— Chuck D

The privileged position of whiteness doesn't allow for someone with one drop of Negro blood to be considered white, which allows whiteness to be…

— Kerry James Marshall