Civil rights Quote by Pramila Jayapal

Many writers over the centuries simply do not have the reputations they deserve because they were female, and that is an act of suppression.

— Siri Hustvedt

Workplace harassment and gender discrimination exist in all spheres, not just films. I have been lucky enough not to face it, but I don't…

— Navya Nair

But the BBC has made a big push to get women historians such as Amanda Vickery, Mary Beard and Bettany Hughes on TV and…

— Lucy Worsley

Female actors' contribution to films are at par with male actors. So just because they signed the film, they can't be taken for granted.

— Priyamani

You could not be in the civil rights movement without having an appreciation for everybody's rights. That these rights are not divisible - not…

— Julian Bond

Artists and celebrities are citizens, and as such you have a responsibility to keep fighting for justice because there are monolithic power structures and…

— Emily Saliers

I think that some of the greatest muckrakers and some of the greatest investigative journalists of all time had strong feelings about civil rights.…

— Pete Earley

When I was at 'Newsweek' magazine - which, you know, this really sounds like I walked four miles in the snow to school -…

— Ellen Goodman

All critics have the responsibility to tease out the social ideas and social problems in a movie. I don't feel an obligation to do…

— Wesley Morris

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers.

— Ron Silver

“Why did it take so long for these women's ruined lives to become a human rights issue? Perhaps the answer is that these violations…

— S.J. Friedman

Not all artists have a responsibility to be socially or politically aware, but they do have a responsibility to make great art. They have…

— Michael Franti