Ability Quote by Yance Ford

I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need…

— Pearl Cleage

“racism is about the power of a group and in America it’s white folks who have that power. How? Well, white folks don’t get…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I believe that white people need to check themselves, account for their privileges, and undergo whatever interaction with communities of color with that understanding.…

— Bocafloja

These events are swirling around them. In the white community, people felt like they had no control over their neighborhoods, their destiny. In the…

— Sara Paretsky

Many white people experience themselves as powerless, even in the face of privilege. But the fact is that we all have a sphere of…

— Beverly Daniel Tatum

“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

I find it really unique that the black community, who has been oppressed and is still oppressed, can find a way to oppress themselves,…

— Trevante Rhodes

The black community sees itself as one group, and they are all experiencing the same experiences as a group with racism and whatnot, growing…

— Andrea Navedo

I think the black community has a lot to work on internally with what they deem successful.

— Janet Hubert

For black people, everything we do has to be ratified and endorsed by a power structure that is white. And that reinforces a kind…

— Kerry James Marshall

It's also important for those who promote those issues within the white community - the somewhat privileged community - to talk about issues affecting…

— Danny Glover

Look, the Black community is diverse. We have generational divides. We have class divides. We have parts of the Black community that are fairly…

— Maya Wiley