#whit

Look at the coded language the Right is using against President Barack Obama. Openly calling him a liar in Congress, saying he is 'not a Christian, he was not born here, he is not one of us.' That makes addressing such issues trickier for the first African-American in the White House. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#african-american #against #barack #barack obama #born

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows whither he is going. ↗

— David Starr Jordan

#aside #going #knows #man #man pass

Language is political. That's why you and me, my Brother and Sister, that's why we supposed to choke our natural self into the weird, lying, barbarous, unreal, white speech and writing habits that the schools lay down like holy law. ↗

— June Jordan

#brother #brother and sister #choke #down #habits

Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people in our country, and many more would come; that he wanted the land marked out so that the Indians and the white man could be separated. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#could #country #governor #great #indians

For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#could #found #gold #had #land

The negro has suffered far more from the commission of this crime against the women of his race by white men than the white race has ever suffered through his crimes. ↗

— Ida B. Wells

#commission #crime #crimes #ever #far

If he could sleep on it. He would make his bed with white sheets And disappear into the white, Like a man diving, If he could be certain That the light Would not keep him awake, The light that reaches To the bottom. ↗

— Donald Justice

#bed #bottom #certain #could #disappear

I never want to be called the funniest Indian female comedian that exists. I feel like I can go head-to-head with the best white, male comedy writers that are out there. Why would I want to self-categorize myself into a smaller group than I'm able to compete in? ↗

— Mindy Kaling

#best #called #comedian #comedy #compete

There's something strange and powerful about black-and-white imagery. ↗

— Stefan Kanfer

#black-and-white #imagery #powerful #something #strange

We should see the leadership from the White House setting dates certain for certain goals of achieving greater alliance on alternative and renewable energy sources, but we are not. ↗

— Ron Kind

#alliance #alternative #certain #dates #energy