Fear Quote by Chris Hayes

“Those who benefit from unearned privilege are too often quick to discount those who don't.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“Susan’s and Jennifer’s job searches are likely made harder by the color of their skin. In the early 2000s, researchers in Chicago and Boston…

— Kathryn Edin

“Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first take a look in the mirror.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“People buy into this false notion of reverse racism, where they believe that just because there’s a group of people getting together to share…

— Simon S. Tam

White folks have controlled New Orleans with money and guns, black folks have controlled it with magic and music, and although there has been…

— Tom Robbins

“Despite the fact nonwhite people are disproportionately the victims of crime, the criminal justice system as a whole is disproportionately built on the emotional…

— Christopher L. Hayes

“Aaron's face was white with fear and horror. "This has happened before.”

— Nora Sakavic

“This book makes a simple argument: that American criminal justice isn’t one system with massive racial disparities but two distinct regimes. One (the Nation)…

— Chris Hayes

Telling me that I’m obsessed with talking about racism in America is like telling me I’m obsessed with swimming when I’m drowning.

— Hari Kondabolu

“The enemy was not the Klan but the inside-outside lock that racism and classism had on the minds of the people: It operated from…

— Junius Williams

I have nothing to do with racism in America; it was here when I got here.

— Paul Mooney

“It was a grand opportunity for the low whites, who had no negroes of their own to scourge. They exulted in such a chance…

— Harriet Ann Jacobs