2011 Quote by James Taranto

“Curing America’s racial pathology couldn’t be done with good intentions or presidential elections.”

— Mat Johnson

“Every period of racial progress in this country is followed by a period of retrenchment. That’s what the 2016 election was about.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

“Donald Trump, whose signature contribution to political debate had been his relentless propagation of the lie that Barack Obama is not an American citizen,…

— James Forman Jr

“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

“It is insufficient to state the obvious of Donald Trump: that he is a white man who would not be president were it not…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“But there’s an even harder truth to accept: The kind of growth required to move past race is nearly impossible to achieve because racism…

— Phoebe Robinson

After embracing the Republican congressional agenda, Trump can't run on building infrastructure and protecting retirement programs. But he still has racism.

— Jamelle Bouie

“Racism is how this country was founded and how this country is still run. No black man will ever be considered for president, no…

— Jeremiah Wright

“Because race is different. Racism is different. It’s fraught, and it’s hard to discuss, and so as a result we often don’t.”

— Jodi Picoult

“Every period of racial progress in this country is followed by a period of retrenchment. That’s what the election was about. It’s like in…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

Do I think that Trump needs to be better on racism? One hundred percent.

— Tyrus

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

— Drew Blanche