“I'm gonna say it one more time. We are Georgia Southern. Our colors are blue and white. We call ourselves the Bald Eagles. We call our offense the Georgia Power Companyand that's a terrific name for an offense. Our snap count is 'rate, hike.' We practice on the banks of Beautiful Eagle Creek and that's in Statesboro, Georgia-the gnat capital of America. Our weekends begin on Thursday. The co-eds outnumber the men 3 to 2. They're all good looking and they're all rich. And folks, you just can't beat that and you just can't beat Georgia Southern. And you ain't seen nothin yet!” MenAmericaBeautifulNamesSportsWhitePracticeRichColorHe ManBeatsBlueRateFolksCoachesMore TimeSouthernWeekendOffenseLooking GoodInspirational SportsTerrificEaglesSnapsGeorgiaFootballerAmerican FootballThursdayCreeksGnatsUnbeatableBlue And WhiteBald Eagle Author:Erk Russell
“We lavender folk spray up, spontaneously flowering in the color we had learned as an identifying mark of our culture when it was subterranean and secret.” CultureSecretColorMarkFolksSexualityIdentifyingSprayFloweringLavender Author:Judy Grahn
“Color prejudice and religion are akin in one respect. Some folks have it and some don't, and the kernel that is responsible for it is present in us all.” ColorPrejudiceResponsibleFolksKernel Book:The Blacker the Berry Source: The Blacker the Berry
“I think for folks of color the key to combatting racism period is a) trusting their instincts and b) solidarity with one another.” ThinkingColorKeysPeriodsRacismInstinctFolksSolidarity Author:Tim Wise
“The system of white supremacy is intended to make folks of color doubt themselves, their intelligence, their abilities, their very sanity. And so it's important to remember that folks of color know their own realities.” KnowsImportantRealityRememberAbilityWhiteDoubtColorFolksSanityWhite SupremacySupremacy Author:Tim Wise
“Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another. It's happened in the USA between white working class and poor folks on the one hand, and people of color on the other.” PeopleHandsTurnsWhitePoorClassHappenedColorFolksOppressionUsaTargetWorking Class Author:Tim Tebow
“It is easier to talk about issues; it is easier to say you're a feminist because it's actually awesome to be one. The panopoly of people identifying as feminists is really excellent now that we've come to a point where all these really interesting voices are rising up and saying they're feminists - women of color, trans people, gay folks, everybody. It's an exciting time to actually define as that because it means that people are really feeling like their voice is what's the most important thing in the movement, and I love that.” PeopleMeanImportantFeelingsVoiceInterestingIssuesMovementColorEasierGayExcitingImportant ThingsFolksFeministExcellentRisingReally InterestingTransIdentifyingRising Up Author:Lizz Winstead
“I play these [folk acoustic] concerts and I ask myself, 'Would you come see me tonight?' - and I'd have to answer truthfully, 'No, I wouldn't come. I'd rather be doin' something else, really I would. That something else is rock... The words are pictures, and the rock's gonna help me flesh out the colors of the pictures. (1965)” PlayHelpingAsksAnswersRocksColorFolksFleshHelp MeTonightConcertsAcoustics Author:Bob Dylan
“I believe God is doing a new thing in the world. God is always moving us to include more people in the kingdom. God has taught us that about people of color, about women, and now I think God is teaching that about gay and lesbian folk. And I am humbled and privileged that I might be playing a very small part in that grand and wonderful plan of God's.” PeopleThinkingWorldBelieveMightMovingI BelievePlansWonderfulTeachingTaughtColorGayFolksKingdomsBelieve In GodNew ThingsPrivilegedTaught UsSmall PartsAlways Moving Author:Gene Robinson
“As a kid growing up and seeing so much strife taking place in society, and particularly on Blacks and people of color, I had an opportunity as a young man to witness the change that was taking place in Harlem, the exodus of white folks leaving Harlem, which I thought was a very cohesive situation. But they felt that they needed to leave.” PeopleMenKidsYoungOpportunityFeltWhiteSituationGrowing UpGrowingSeeingColorNeededLeavingFolksWitnessYoung ManStrifeHarlemKids Growing UpExodus Author:John Carlos
“[Crack epidemic] definitely has impacted folks in my family, most definitely. I think that's true for most, if not all people, regardless of color, that grew up in and around areas that were closer to the nucleus of the crack epidemic.If you look at Baltimore or D.C., Detroit, Chicago, Oakland, like, Los Angeles.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksColorGrewGrew UpAreasMy FamilyFolksLos AngelesCracksChicagoDetroitEpidemicsBaltimoreNucleusOakland Author:Mahershala Ali
“When I first saw a White Dutch person dressed up as Black Pete, I was both sickened and shocked. It's hard to stand next to someone who views your skin color and hair as a costume. As a filmmaker, whenever I get that feeling, I want to explore what motivates people to engage in such offensive behavior and enlighten folks about its origins.” PeopleWantFirstsPersonsHardFeelingsNextBlackWhiteViewsSawsColorHairBehaviorSkinsFolksFilmmakerOffensiveShockedCostumesEnlighteningDutchDressed UpSkin Color Author:Roger Ross Williams
“Mass incarceration has become normalized in the United States. Poor folks of color are shuttled from decrepit, underfunded schools to brand new, high tech prisons and then relegated to a permanent undercaste - stigmatized as undeserving of any moral care or concern.” StatesCareSchoolPoorUnitedMoralUnited StatesColorMassConcernPrisonFolksBrandsPermanentBrand NewIncarcerationMass IncarcerationUndeservingDecrepit Author:Michelle Alexander
“We are in a social and political context in which the norm is to punish poor folks of color rather than to educate and empower them with economic opportunity.” PoliticalOpportunitySocialPoorEconomicColorFolksEmpoweringEducateNorm Author:Michelle Alexander
“I have a wig for when I go outside among the regular folks, so they don't feel uncomfortable because I have a Day-Glo color somewhere in my hair.” FeelsColorHairFolksUncomfortableWigs Author:Cyndi Lauper