“As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without trial or hearing. I would like to see the government admit they were wrong and do something about it, so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color.” LongGovernmentHappensRaceRecordsColorCitizensCourtPrisonHearingTrialsConcentrationCampsCreedsAmerican CitizensConcentration Camp Author:Fred Korematsu
“After the Reagan years, there were only three people of color in the Republican Party. Their slogan was 'Republicans - the Other White Meat.' George [H.] Bush tried to dispel the 'whites only' image of his party, often referring to his Mexican-American grandkids as 'the little brown ones over there,' and nominated Clarence Uncle Thomas to the Supreme Court.” PeopleYearsLittlesThreeWhitePartyColorRepublicanRacismCourtSupremeMeatBrownUnclesSupreme CourtRepublican PartyMexicanSlogansReferringGrandkidsMexican American Author:Kate Clinton
“In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that minority set-aside programs in municipal contracts were unconstitutional. The court wondered if there were proof that people of color even want to receive municipal contracts.” PeopleIfsWantColorProgramCourtProofSupremeMinoritiesContractsSupreme CourtUnconstitutional Author:Karen DeCrow
“Off the court, I tend to stick to the classics, but I like to have fun with color and accessories. I'm from Spain, so colors are important for me.” ImportantFunColorCourtSticksHaving FunSpainAccessories Author:Tommy Hilfiger
“Somebody once said that the Irish derived the greatest benefit from the English language. They court it like a beautiful woman. They make it bray with donkey laughter, they fling it at the sky like paint pots full of rainbow colors.” SaidBeautifulLanguageSkyColorBenefitsLaughterCourtPaintPotRainbowEnglish LanguageBeautiful WomenFlingDonkey Author:Malachy McCourt
“I would like the Supreme Court to understand that voting rights are still a big problem in many parts of our country [America], that we don't always do everything we can to make it possible for people of color and older people and young people to be able to exercise their franchise.” PeopleStillsProblemBigsAbleAmericaYoungRightsColorExerciseCourtSupremeVotingSupreme CourtBig ProblemsRight To VoteOlder People Author:Hillary Clinton