Black Quote by Regina King

People feel uncomfortable talking about racial issues out of fear that if they express things, they will be characterized in a way that's not…

— Eric Holder

I have a pretty good sense of when to express misgivings. And white critics are just as capable of pointing those things out and…

— Wesley Morris

Many people are afraid to talk about race because it's so emotionally loaded. We don't have the vocabulary to talk about it. Every day,…

— Anna Deavere Smith

Whites often respond defensively when linked to other whites as a group or 'accused' of collectively benefiting from racism, because as individuals, each white…

— Robin DiAngelo

People feel really uncomfortable talking about race and identity, largely because the subject is so taboo.

— Franchesca Ramsey

I still think that we have a hesitance to talk about things racial. And I think we do it at our detriment. We go…

— Eric Holder

Talking about racism with white people can make white people very uncomfortable, Black people very uncomfortable.

— Wunmi Mosaku

'Color-blind' comes up - people say 'Oh, I'm color-blind and therefore can't be accused of racism,' but I think that if we are going…

— Justin Simien

"Race." I really can't understand it as anything other than something people say. The people who have said that you and I are both…

— Jamaica Kincaid

One thing that really bothers me is when a young black person speaks or leads a conversation, and afterward a white person says, 'You're…

— Maverick Carter

In America right now, the people who talk about race the most are people of color - and if we are going to move…

— Jodi Picoult

“Discussing racism is not the same thing as discussing 'black identity'. Discussing racism is about discussing white identity. It's about white anxiety. It's about…

— Reni Eddo-Lodge