America Quote by Clint Smith

“I can tell you how exceptionally easy it is to be ignorant of the racial forces that have shaped my life and views, and…

— Debby Irving

“My grandfather said white people can't exist without speaking. He said they're all just imitations of each other, so it's like they have to…

— Jessica Anthony

“Since White America refuses to see its past, they can't really see me either. Add to that a little of Madame C.J.s magic and…

— Mat Johnson

“I suppose my biggest frustration is that we as white people come into a culture and demand that the natives do things our way.…

— Tracie Peterson

“The history of whiteness in America is one long scroll of affirmative action.”

— Michael Eric Dyson

“African-Americans are just as likely to harbor racist attitudes as white people.”

— Ben Carson

“The time has come to realize that the interracial drama acted out on the American continent has not only created a new black man,…

— James Baldwin

“What I ask my white students to do, and what I ask of you, my dear friends, is to try, the best you can,…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“White people in this country will have quite enough to do in learning how to accept and love themselves and each other, and when…

— James Baldwin

“But the truth is that what so often passes for American history is really a record of white priorities or conquests set down as…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“These white people don’t, and will never give a shit about us, so do what you got to do to survive in this society,…

— Desiree M. Granger

“But there’s an even harder truth to accept: The kind of growth required to move past race is nearly impossible to achieve because racism…

— Phoebe Robinson