Black Quote by Colin Powell

Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.

— Arthur Ashe

In my head, racism was an issue that needed to be fixed by the racists. Like you needed to convince that person one at…

— Wunmi Mosaku

I believe that racism is a problem, and we need to do something about it.

— Peyton List

Here's a thought, instead of taking the easy road under the guise of being politically correct and making hasty judgments about matters as serious…

— Phaedra Parks

I have suffered racial prejudice, and I know how painful it is. People need to take this issue more seriously and engage in this…

— Roberto Firmino

“Telling people that they are racist—on the basis of immutable characteristics, using incomprehensible definitions that they may not know or understand—then claiming they are…

— Dr Val Thomas

We have laws on the books. If somebody's discriminating against you, I strongly advocate suing them. That's the most effective thing you can do…

— Shelby Steele

Until we have a serious discussion, this problem [racism] will continue to occur.

— Ilyasah Shabazz

The way you start to break down systemic racism is to start building individual relationships with people who are not like you.

— Killer Mike

“Maybe it’s time to just scrap the word “racist.” Find something new. Like Racial Disorder Syndrome. And we could have different categories for sufferers…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

As a country, we are in a state of denial about issues of race and racism. And too many of our leaders have concluded…

— Lani Guinier

Racism is a worldwide problem.

— Patterson Hood