Allies Quote by Jason Johnson

I didn't want to give the white reader an opportunity to think of racism as imaginary - a sentiment that is already a central…

— Vivek Shraya

We have been basically persuaded that we should not talk about racism.

— Angela Davis

As a country, we are in a state of denial about issues of race and racism. And too many of our leaders have concluded…

— Lani Guinier

I'm most biased about how white people have to learn to shut up when the conversation of racism comes up. White people have to…

— W. Kamau Bell

Talking about what any one section of our society has to do to combat racism just stops people outside that group asking difficult questions…

— John Barnes

For all of the continued awareness of systemic violence and oppression, there isn't a lot of talk about that psychological toll of racism, at…

— Tavi Gevinson

When you discuss racism, it's almost a no-win scenario - but I don't think that means we shouldn't be discussing it.

— Brad Paisley

We need a more substantive conversation around race relations and the way people of color are treated.

— Megan Rapinoe

Racism is a global problem and it is as damaging to Whites as it is to non-Whites. Everyone must fight against it.

— Roger Ross Williams

If you are white, racism is too easily ignored and forgiven, regarded as of burning concern only to the ethnic minorities, and therefore of…

— Martin Jacques

We live in a racist world. Everywhere there is racism. We say to White people, "You really have to examine how you behave in…

— Eve Ensler

“Understanding whiteness, regardless of class, is key to understanding racism.”

— Debby Irving