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This was in 2004, and it told me that President [Barack] Obama intended to be very careful and noncontroversial in addressing race matters. I

— Julianne Malveaux

There was never a promise that race relations in America would be entirely resolved during my presidency or anybody's presidency. I mean, this has…

— Barack Obama

I am absolutely convinced that race relations on the whole are actually better now than they were 20 years [ago].

— Barack Obama

I believe that Trayvon Martin's life might well have been spared if many of us who care about racial justice had raised our voices…

— Michelle Alexander

During the campaign [Donald Trump] talked about reaching out to African- American voters in particular. He talked about inner cities in a way that…

— Anderson Cooper

Michael Brown happened to be black. Trayvon Martin happened to be black. Eric Garner was a black man. So this pattern continues over and…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

I think we are progressing with race relations but assumptions hold us back.

— Rachel House

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

— Megan Rapinoe

“People frequently lie—to themselves and to others. In 2008, Americans told surveys that they no longer cared about race. Eight years later, they elected…

— Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

In many people's many people's minds this is the sole reason Barack Obama was elected. He was elected to fix race relations.

— Rush Limbaugh

“Rarely bothering to temper his language, Wallace made the racial subtexts of issues like busing and promiscuity clear. His strong showings in the Wisconsin…

— Craig Werner

The relationship of black Americans to Obama is sociologically riveting.

— Andrew Sullivan