Experience Quote by Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Racism is a very insidious thing. It's dangerous to the psyche, to mind and body. It erodes the self-confidence. And I don't know how…

— Ruby Dee

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

In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some…

— Harry A. Blackmun

The way you start to break down systemic racism is to start building individual relationships with people who are not like you.

— Killer Mike

This is one of the most effective adaptations of racism over time - that we can think of racism as only something that individuals…

— Robin DiAngelo

Why should racism go away when we are not tackling it in the right way? We are influenced by what we see in the…

— John Barnes

In order to spur progress, we all need to be people who point out and shine a spotlight on racism wherever we see it.…

— Joe Thomas

Systemic racism is a problem from every aspect of life.

— Bubba Wallace

Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your own shortcomings.

— Colin Powell

Racism may be as systemic as it always was. It is the great problem of America. It's the one stumbling block that I don't…

— Robert Guillaume

We tend to think of racism as this interpersonal verbal or physical abuse, when in truth, that is only one way that racism manifests…

— Clint Smith

Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing…

— Alveda King