American politics Quote by George Pelecanos

The aftermath of this extraordinary election [2016] could be just as surprising as the race itself.

— Mara Liasson

My prediction for the 2016 race was based on a variety of observational and anecdotal evidence. I listened to Democrats, Republicans and independents across…

— Sharyl Attkisson

The black situation has changed. They finally realized they're Americans.

— Leslie Fiedler

Even if Donald Trump had lost the 2016 election, instead of won it in a surprise, the media's coverage of his campaign and supporters…

— Mollie Hemingway

If it weren't for the likes of Sharpton, Jackson, the Congressional Black Caucus, Barack Obama, and the NAACP, racial strife in America would be…

— Jesse Lee Peterson

“But I distinctly remember having conversations before the election with people who were telling me, “No, this will never happen,” and I remember saying,…

— The Women's March Organizers

If white and black and red and brown can come together to focus our energies on overcoming the racial malaise that persists, then this…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I don't want to feel like I felt on election night in 2016 ever again, which was completely shell-shocked by the result.

— Jessica Tarlov

Racism is predictable. It's predicted by interaction or lack thereof with people unlike you, people of other races.

— Nate Silver

Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.

— Bernice King

Nothing surprises me as far as racism is concerned in this country.

— Lenny Henry

I think there's an awakening now of a realization that we too early congratulated ourselves on the end of racial prejudice and white supremacy.…

— Jimmy Carter