Quote by Michael Eric Dyson

“Beloved, to be white is to know that you have at your own hand, or by extension, through institutionalized means, the power to take…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“The idea of white privilege forces white people who aren’t actively racist to confront their own complicity in its continuing existence. White privilege is…

— Reni Eddo-Lodge

“There is a big difference between the act of owning up to your part in perpetuating white privilege and the notion that you alone,…

— Michael Eric Dyson

As a white man who has had privileges that others could not depend on or take for granted, I've clearly had advantages over the…

— Beto O'Rourke

“Whiteness has privilege and power connected to it, no matter how poor you are.”

— Michael Eric Dyson

“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

“These white people don’t, and will never give a shit about us, so do what you got to do to survive in this society,…

— Desiree M. Granger

For me white privilege has turned out to be an elusive and fugitive subject. The pressure to avoid it is great, for in facing…

— Peggy McIntosh

You can't control the fact that you are born a white man or born into wealth. When people say, 'Check your privilege,' they're saying,…

— Roxane Gay

“We tend to believe that accusations of privilege imply we have it easy, which we resent because life is hard for nearly everyone. Of…

— Roxane Gay

The most glaring aspect of white privilege is that when someone is described neutrally - without indicating color or ethnicity - more often than…

— Luvvie Ajayi

I want you to admit that there is such a thing as white privilege,

— Jon Stewart