Benefits Quote by Dave Chappelle

I grew up poor and white. While my class oppression has been relatively visible to me, my race privilege has not. In my efforts…

— Robin DiAngelo

“When we think of racism we think of Governor Wallace of Alabama blocking the schoolhouse door; we think of water hoses, lynchings, racial epithets,…

— Michelle Alexander

I think it's really important that we understand the ways in which blackness plays out, right, and discrimination against black people impacts different communities…

— Opal Tometi

“The problem is that white people see racism as conscious hate, when racism is bigger than that. Racism is a complex system of social…

— scott woods

The international community cannot accept that whole communities are marginalized because of the color of their skin. People of African descent are among those…

— Ban Ki-moon

The function, the very serious function of racism, is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over…

— Toni Morrison

Racism as a form of skin worship, and as a sickness and a pathological anxiety for America, is so great, until the poor whites…

— Jesse Jackson

People who face discrimination due to the color of their skin, are often obstructed by institutional barriers across our society - from education and…

— Wayne Messam

Racism is a way to gain economic advantage at the expense of others. Slavery and plantations may be gone, but racism still allows us…

— Alveda King

It's the reality of being Black in this country. You can have money, and you can be a benefactor and a leader in your…

— Young Dolph

The way I see it hatred, racism and bigotry are like embers that, over time - with honest debate, leadership, and a firm commitment…

— Phil Scott

We have an institutional problem with pervasive racism.

— Monty Williams