Comment Quote by John Mellencamp

I'd be lying to say I've not experienced a lot of racism in my life; it's very much alive. I don't let it bother…

— Darius Rucker

Are we that self-centered to believe no one in the world is aware of racism right now? That, as athletes, we solve the real…

— Avery Bradley

To me, racism is so played out and corny and stupid, especially in music, where you now have Nelly doing songs with Tim McGraw,…

— Clinton Sparks

I'm on the phone with this guy, and he says to me, 'People compare you to Bruce Springsteen. I don't think you've written a…

— Brian Fallon

While we dance in the streets and pat ourselves on the back for being a nation great enough to reach beyond racial divides to…

— Harvey Fierstein

Racism is within each and every one of us.

— Jordan Peele

In this world we live in, racism is alive and well in all venues. We immediately categorize people, and that's just not right.

— Leigh Anne Tuohy

When I think of the standing, the importance and the erudition of all these people who see nothing about racism in Heart of Darkness,…

— Chinua Achebe

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

While I am a huge proponent of us as Africans telling our own stories and countering the negative stereotypes out there since no one…

— Ory Okolloh

You don't stick a knife in a man's back nine inches and then pull it out six inches and say you're making progress ...…

— Malcolm X