“The way we have to measure progress is not, "Is there ever going to be an incident of racism in the country?" It's, "How does the majority of our country respond?"” WayDoeCountryProgressRacismMajorityOur CountryIncidents Author:Barack Obama
“The War on Drugs, cloaked in race-neutral language, offered whites opposed to racial reform a unique opportunity to express their hostility toward blacks and black progress, without being exposed to the charge of racism.” WarOpportunityLanguageBlackRaceProgressDrugUniqueRacismReformExposedHostilityWar On DrugsUnique Opportunities Book:The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Source: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
“The profound nature of our existence is that we are able at any moment to connect to anyone, anywhere. History is there to remind us of how far weve come, and every day our journey is to continue with that progress of becoming more wise, more compassionate and more considerate human beings. Remembering Emmett though song is way to remind people that there is no need to continue with senseless crimes. Race and racism do no go hand in hand. We are only one race: human.” PeopleMomentsRememberSongExistenceWiseProgressJourneyCrimeRacismProfoundCompassionateConsiderate Author:Melody Gardot
“Martin Luther King was talking about racism, war and poverty. I think we have made progress enormous progress in racism and war, but we have made little or no progress in poverty. And it's because the economy has gotten more and more complex as we have globalized.” ThinkingLittlesMadeWarTalkingPovertyEconomyProgressKingsRacismComplexesEnormousLuther Author:Andrew Young
“Women have been oppressed for so long in any industry, it just takes time for a shift to happen to create more equality in any field, but I feel like it's slowly happening now. It's just things don't change over night. It's the same for racism, homophobia, xenophobia etc. If you think back even just 15 years and see how different people's mentalities were then, think how much more progress and equality we cab reach in another 15 years.” ThinkingLongDifferentNightProgressRacismMentalityTake TimeOppressedHomophobiaCab Author:Maya Jane Coles