Barack Quote by Jay Leno

Those close to Mr. Obama say he grows irritated at being misunderstood - not just by opponents who insinuate that he caters to African-Americans,…

— Jodi Kantor

“When presidential candidate Barack Obama presented himself to the black community, he was not to be believed. It strained credulity to think that a…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

What it is is that Barack Obama was raised by a white mother and two white grandparents who, A, told him he was black…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

I'm sure you know by now, Jesse Jackson was overheard saying, and I'll put this more delicately, that he wanted to cut Barack Obama's…

— Jay Leno

“I had never seen a black man like Barack Obama. He talked to white people in a new language—as though he actually trusted them…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

The only person on the planet saying derogatory things about his woman is the black man.

— Dick Gregory

I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black…

— Jimmy Carter

It was definitely during the Obama administration that talking about racism, or calling it out, suddenly seemed taboo. It seemed like talking about race…

— Jordan Peele

“Barack Obama so spooked the bigoted whites of this country that we are now faced with a racist explicitness that we haven’t seen since…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“Obama had always to field demands from some blacks to be blacker, and the wish of many whites to whitewash the story of American…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“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

The first thing I ever heard about Barack Obama was that he had a white mother and a black father. Interestingly, the person who…

— Shelby Steele