College Quote by Eugene Mirman

“Sometimes it is not about the colour of your skin but the character you portray. Strive to be unique in your doings and only…

— Gloria D. Gonsalves

I think one thing writers can do is point out that you don't have to say openly racist things, like [Donald] Trump, to be…

— Adam Hochschild

“Regardless of your subject matter, there are ways to engage students in critical thinking about racism which are relevant to your discipline.”

— Beverly Daniel Tatum

“If you’re telling a non-black person about something racist that happened to you, make sure you are not bitter. Don’t complain. Be forgiving. If…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your own shortcomings.

— Colin Powell

“Racism demands an artificial and divisive construction of humanity, in terms of how I make sense of others and also how I envision myself.”

— Debby Irving

“Racism exists in the mind, not the heart.”

— Drew Blanche

I don't want the whole of my writing or my intellectual energy given over to race because I have diverse interests.

— Roxane Gay

A key text for me is James Baldwin's essays. And, in particular, his essay Stranger in the Village. It's a text that I've used…

— Glenn Ligon

“ A true writer should be able to write about any color. It's the story they tell that should affect people, not the race.”

— Dee Dee M Scott

Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not.

— Vivek Shraya

If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway.

— Philip Pullman