Affirmative action Quote by Michael Eric Dyson

“Color prejudice is at the bottom of everything. If it’s not fixed, the plight of the Negro will continue long after abolition.”

— Sue Monk Kidd

I looked up affirmative action once in Wikipedia, and it said, 'A measure by which white men are discriminated against,' and I got so…

— Gloria Steinem

No matter how accomplished we may be, just any little white person can come up and say, 'Well, you wouldn't be here, if it…

— Shelby Steele

“The Supreme Court decision upholding affirmative action is incoherent, disingenuous, intellectually muddled and morally confused. Yet it is welcome.”

— Charles Krauthammer

White men in North America are the beneficiaries of the single biggest affirmative action program in world history. It's called world history.

— Michael Kimmel

The sprinkling of people of color through elite institutions in the United States, due to affirmative action policies and the limited progress of middle-class…

— Michelle Alexander

“We also need to understand that white supremacy is at the heart of the problem—not just a racially associated economic inequality.”

— Becky Bond

“Understanding whiteness, regardless of class, is key to understanding racism.”

— Debby Irving

“You never stop to think how the history of whiteness in America is one long scroll of affirmative action. You never stop to think…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“White isn't a race, it's an idea.”

— Cebo Campbell

“Scholars are beginning to understand that segregation does not reflect the preferences of whites alone.”

— Jared Taylor

“African-Americans are just as likely to harbor racist attitudes as white people.”

— Ben Carson