American Quote by Estelle

I come from an interracial family: My father is from Nigeria, and so he is African-American, and my mother is American and white, so…

— Annie Ilonzeh

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

That split is inside all Americans. There are contradictions inside all of us about color and race. We've learned to cover them up and…

— John Edgar Wideman

I don't even know where to start in terms of people having such an issue about color, especially being dark. I just think on…

— Alek Wek

Only black people act like dark skin & light skin are two different races..

— Christian Heggs

It is utterly exhausting being Black in America - physically, mentally, and emotionally. While many minority groups and women feel similar stress, there is…

— Marian Wright Edelman

We shouldn't be discriminating against each other. The whole 'light skin versus dark skin' is an idea we need to break down.

— Dee Rees

It's not the color of our skin that divides our nation; it's the condition of our hearts.

— Ron Hall

The demonizing of black identity is much more of a global phenomenon than many would like to admit. I've traveled abroad extensively, and it's…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Light-skinned black people are seen to be closer to white people. The allegiance to lighter-skinned people has operated in a very destructive way that…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I'm one of those people who is colour blind to a certain degree. And that doesn't mean I'm not acutely aware of race in…

— Mike Colter

There is, however, a somber point in the social outlook of Americans. Their sense of equality and human dignity is mainly limited to people…

— Albert Einstein