“Sometimes change comes not in the first round, but at the second, third or fourth. Change starts with one person questioning, challenging, speaking up and doing something to make a difference. We can each make a difference...because each of us is already part of the community where racism exists & thrives.” FirstsPersonsSometimesCommunityChallengesDifferencesRacismThirdsRoundsMaking A DifferenceThriveFourthQuestioningSpeaking UpAnti Racism Author:Paul Kivel
“As we search as a nation for constructive ways to challenge racism and white supremacy, it is absolutely essential that progressive female voices gain a hearing.” WayNationsVoiceChallengesWhiteEssentialsRacismGainsFemaleHearingProgressiveWhite SupremacyConstructiveSupremacyFemale Voice Author:Bell Hooks
“Ulysses is the greatest anti-racist text in the English language, and it challenges right from the beginning the vicious racism which lies near the foundations of the Irish Free State and of the Irish republic.” StatesLyingLanguageChallengesRacismFoundationRacistRepublicViciousEnglish LanguageUlyssesAnti RacistFree State Author:Tom Paulin
“There's the continuing challenges of racism, of sexism, of discrimination against the LGBT community, of the way that we treat people as opposed to how we want to be treated.” PeopleWayWantCommunityChallengesRacismTreatsDiscriminationTreatedLgbtSexismContinuingLgbt Community Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think racial justice - and addressing the sick and enduring legacy of structural racism - remains one of the greatest challenges of our time, and one that's particularly important for more and more white people to speak up about.” PeopleThinkingImportantSpeakChallengesJusticeWhiteRacismSickRemainsEndureLegacyOur TimeRacial Justice Author:Sally Kohn
“Music documentaries are hard to tell, but I think they're an amazing vehicle to look at racism, our attitude to sex, the way we judge drugs. There's the ability to get a big audience because of these incredible, iconic, charismatic people. You can look at a number of issues - the challenge is to make sure you choose something that has all those issues. Popular music is like a mirror of culture, of who we are.” PeopleThinkingCultureChallengesAbilityAttitudeAudienceJudgingDrugMusic IsRacismIncrediblesYou ChooseVehicleIconicCharismaticPopular Music Author:Nick Broomfield
“A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi... has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for.” ChildrenPersonsStatesPoliticalMotherPoliticsGoalBlackBornChallengesWhiteUnitedUnited StatesRightsBabyRacismMotherhoodMississippiBaby Born Author:Thurgood Marshall
“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.” YearsHardDreamSpeakChallengesGenerationsEconomicRacismOvercomingPursuitThemeBarriersRacistHardshipAmerican DreamAsianPacificFestivities Author:Lucille Roybal-Allard
“We speak here of the challenge of the dichotomies of war and peace, violence and non-violence, racism and human dignity, oppression and repression and liberty and human rights, poverty and freedom from want.” WantHumansWarSpeakChallengesLibertyPovertyRightsViolenceRacismDignityHuman RightsOppressionSouth AfricaRepressionNon ViolenceHuman DignityDichotomy Book:Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom Source: Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom
“Grassroots groups challenge the "business-as-usual" environmentalism that is generally practiced by the more privileged wildlife-and conservation-oriented groups. The focus of activists of color and their constituents reflects their life experiences of social, economic, and political disenfranchisement.” PoliticalSocialChallengesEnvironmentFocusGroupsEconomicColorRacismActivistUsualLife ExperienceConservationPrivilegedWildlifeEnvironmentalismConstituentsGrassrootsDisenfranchisement Author:Robert D Bullard
“To solve the new century's mounting social and environmental problems, people of color activist and white activists need to be able to join forces. But all too often, the unconscious racism of white activists stands in the way of any effective, worthwhile collaboration. The Challenging White Supremacy Workshop is the most powerful tool that I have seen for removing the barriers to true partnerships between people of color and white folks. If the CWS trainings were mandatory for all white activists, the progressive movement in the United States would be unstoppable.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsStatesProblemWould BeAbleForceSocialChallengesWhiteUnitedPowerfulUnited StatesCenturyMovementColorRacismTrainingToolsEnvironmentalFolksSolveUnconsciousBarriersMost PowerfulProgressiveActivistCollaborationWorthwhilePartnershipWhite SupremacyWorkshopsSupremacyUnstoppableEnvironmental ProblemsProgressive Movement Author:Van Jones
“However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality.” ShouldMomentsRealityChallengesRacismCommitmentHistoricalCelebrateBoardsOfficialsBrownRacistDemise Author:Ed Markey
“The challenge throughout has been to tell what I view as the truth about racism without causing disabling despair.” Has BeensChallengesViewsDespairRacism Book:Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism Source: Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism