America Quote by Joy Reid

To be white in America is to have the confidence to say, without a second thought: this space, this neighborhood, this city, this county,…

— Joy Reid

Whiteness in a racist, corporate-controlled society is like having the image of an American Express Cardstamped on one's face: immediately you are “universally accepted.”

— Manning Marable

To be white in President Trumps America is to fundamentally belong.

— Alex Wagner

You spend your whole lifetime in your occupation, actually making life clever, easy and convenient for white people. But when you have to get…

— Rosa Parks

I don't think being white defines who I am.

— Paul Wall

Any time I claimed to be white, that would be unacceptable. It just doesn't make sense in people's minds. If I'm white, how can…

— Jordan Peele

Nothing about being white describes who I am.

— Rachel Dolezal

I also know that while I am black I am a human being, and therefore I have the right to go into any public…

— Stokely Carmichael

As a white person living your life, everything is built for and normalised for you - you have a free pass to live your…

— Amelia Dimoldenberg

“In ways so closely tied to an individual's sense of self that it may not be apparent, the set of assumptions, privileges, and benefits…

— Derrick Bell

White people have basically been encouraged for most of recent history in America to think of themselves as outside of race. White people do…

— Thomas Chatterton Williams

Most white people cannot answer the question, 'What does it mean to be white?' with any depth or complexity.

— Robin DiAngelo