#racism

I believe in the law. I think we have a great system of justice. But I do think that system of justice has been corrupted by racism and classism. I think it's difficult for 'poor people' - poor white people, brown people - to be treated fairly before the law in the same way that upper-class people are. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#before #believe #brown #corrupted #difficult

Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list. ↗

— Denis Leary

#end #folks #hates #i #know

I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weight of a racism that crushes my spirit. ↗

— Miriam Makeba

#ant #cope #crushes #endowed #greater

Racism is beyond common sense and has no place in our society. ↗

— Steven Patrick Morrissey

#common #common sense #our #place #racism

Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as overshadowing both. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

#century #class #class warfare #goes #i

We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

#african #african americans #battling #century #major

Some white people Hate black people, and some white people Love black people, Some black people Hate white people, and some black people Love white people. So you see, it's not an issue of black and white, it's an issue of Lovers and Haters. ↗

— Eden Ahbez

#love

Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism. ↗

— Claude Pepper

#odious #racism #sexism

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#florida #i #racism

Our theme for this year's festivities, Dreams and Challenges of Asian Pacific Americans, speaks to the many generations of Asian Pacific Americans who worked hard to overcome economic hardship, racism and other barriers in their pursuit of the American dream. ↗

— Lucille Roybal-Allard

#american dream #asian #barriers #challenges #dream