Quotes from Melissa Harris-Perry

On the track, you're Tommie Smith, the fastest man in the world, but once you're in the dressing rooms, you are nothing more than a dirty Negro.

With Donald Trump, you know, what I would tell you is that he's got shelf life like I never would have guessed.

I would want to know that my daughter is going to enjoy a long, happy and healthy life.

Undoubtedly, the biggest influence on my life is my mom, followed pretty closely by my dad.

Adults who enter into public life implicitly consent to having less privacy, but their families - especially their children - should not be treated callously or thoughtlessly.

The problem is that many of our policymakers want to base sweeping laws on those feelings.

You just have to be strong if you're a black woman.

From 2001 to 2012 at least 6,410 women were murdered by an intimate partner using a gun. That's more than the number of U.S. troops killed in action in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.

Look, I grew up in, went to school in, and now live in the American South, and southern white women are interesting, complex and quirky, even the ones with racial anxieties.

Stereotypes work to help divide women from recognizing their common interests.

I'm horrible with money. I make bad business decisions every hour of the day.

Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents.