Contact Quote by Shirley Chisholm

Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing…

— Alveda King

Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors, who sear their consciences with more and more lies until they become prisoners of those…

— Alveda King

Racism is a destructive and artificially-manufactured element in the collective human psyche designed to fragment the natural desire of human beings to know and…

— Jane Urquhart

Racism is a belief in the inherent superiority of one race over another.

— Neal Boortz

Racism is within each and every one of us.

— Jordan Peele

We tend to think of racism as this interpersonal verbal or physical abuse, when in truth, that is only one way that racism manifests…

— Clint Smith

Racism seduces us with its desire to categorize, shutting out the living and breathing and 'different' world all around us.

— Hilton Als

I think for folks of color the key to combatting racism period is a) trusting their instincts and b) solidarity with one another.

— Tim Wise

Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be…

— Pierre Berton

If you are accused of racism, to deny racism is proof of racism.

— Amy Wax

The challenge throughout has been to tell what I view as the truth about racism without causing disabling despair.

— Derrick Bell

We continue to confront racism from our past and our present, which is why we must hold everyone, from the highest offices to our…

— Stacey Abrams