“I cannot consent to take the position that the door of hope—the door of opportunity—is to be shut upon any man, no matter how worthy, purely upon the grounds of race or color. Such an attitude would, according to my convictions, be fundamentally wrong.”— Theodore Roosevelt, theodorerooseveltcenter.org
“I have learned through writing about my interests and myself, that anyone who chooses to ignore any part of you, or hates any part of you, can never really know you.”— Kovie Biakolo, thoughtcatalog.com
“My most salient marked identities are that I’m African, Black, Catholic, and a woman...this tends to complicate people’s perception of me; it makes relating to all parts of me, difficult, for them...many people don’t seem to know what to do when complexity of self is embraced rather than denied. And…”— Kovie Biakolo, thoughtcatalog.com
“We'll put an asterisk next to Barry Bonds' name, sure, as soon as we put one next to Babe Ruth's name. Getting to break records before black people were allowed to play? Excuse me, where is that asterisk? Why don't people talk about that?”— Daniel Tosh, en.wikiquote.org
“The myth of integration as propounded under the banner of the liberal ideology must be cracked because it makes people believe that something is being achieved when in reality the artificially integrated circles are a soporific to the blacks while salving the consciences of the few guilt-stricken wh…”— Steve Biko, amazon.com
“A game at which the liberals have become masters is that of deliberate evasiveness. The question often comes up `what can you do?`. If you ask him to do something like stopping to use segregated facilities or dropping out of varsity to work at menial jobs like all blacks or defying and denouncing al…”— Steve Biko, amazon.com
“What Black Consciousness seeks to do is to produce real black people who do not regard themselves as appendages to white society. We do not need to apologise for this because it is true that the white systems have produced through the world a number of people who are not aware that they too are peop…”— Steve Biko, amazon.com
“I would like to remind the black ministry, and indeed all black people, that God is not in the habit of coming down from heaven to solve people’s problems on earth.”— Steve Biko, amazon.com
“We must realise that prophetic cry of black students: "Black man you are on your own!”— Steve Biko, amazon.com
“In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift—a more human face.”— Steve Biko, amazon.com
“The logic behind white domination is to prepare the black man for the subservient role in this country. Not so long ago this used to be freely said in parliament, even about the educational system of the black people. It is still said even today, although in a much more sophisticated language. To a…”— Steve Biko, amazon.com
“The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity.”— Steve Biko, en.wikiquote.org
“What's the difference between Michael Phelps and Adolf Hitler? Phelps can end a race.”— Vojansi, reddit.com
“Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.”— Coretta Scott King, en.wikiquote.org
“We should just come together as people. I think it’s really important to come together as humans, not as white people or black people, green and blue people.”— Post Malone, highsnobiety.com
“No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them.”— Elie Wiesel, thehypertexts.com
“There aren't multiple Americas. America is black, brown, trans, gay, non-binary, disabled, and more. If you don't like it, YOU leave.”— Akilah Hughes, twitter.com