Back Quote by Maysoon Zayid

The white backlash has been at work for a long time. It's been part and parcel of the Republican Party for the last 25…

— Cornel West

I think that having a black president in this country has been a seismic shift, in terms of what has been going on racially…

— David Oyelowo

At least in my perception, seeing accomplishments of minorities is a way to actually be critical of the country, not celebratory of it. The…

— Rush Limbaugh

The fact is that in too many parts of our country, we still have discrimination. And affirmative action is not just something that applies…

— John F. Kerry

Very often as a little girl, then as a young woman, I have suffered my lot of discrimination. I was brought up with brothers;…

— Christine Lagarde

Clearly, I think that there have been racial problems in America for a long time. I still think that, particularly during the second half…

— Marty Walsh

The natural result of people preferring one of their own race is that a minority race president will find it hard to get elected,…

— Lee Hsien Loong

Minorities have never been given their rights. They have always had to wage a political and legal battle to win them.

— Gloria Allred

I think that having a black president in America has been a seismic shift, in terms of what has been going on racially in…

— David Oyelowo

There's a certain level of vehemence, it seems to me, that's directed at me [and] directed at the president. You know, people talking about…

— Eric Holder

White privilege is the other side of racism. Unless we name it, we are in danger of wallowing in guilt or moral outrage with…

— Paula Rothenberg

Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences…

— Tim Wise