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Quotes About Race

There is no such thing as Russian fascism. You won't find a single Russian who considers Russians to be a superior race and who advocate expulsion of aliens.
~ Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me - I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us.
~ Michael Johnson
People have been taught not just to have a negative perception of black people, but to have a belief in the superiority of white people. Their behaviour is the result of centuries of indoctrination.
~ John Barnes
The original home of the Aryan race appears to have been somewhere among the mountains and lofty table-lands of Central Asia. The word 'Arya,' meaning the high or the excellent, indicates their superiority over the neighboring races long before the beginning of history.
~ Bayard Taylor
The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This merely indicates that each race has certain gifts which the others do not possess.
~ Carter G. Woodson
No, the real American has not yet arrived. He is only in the Crucible, I tell you - he will be the fusion of all races, perhaps the coming superman.
~ Israel Zangwill
In South Africa, we've been watching these movies all our lives - 'Batman,' 'Superman,' 'Captain America' - and every time the mask comes off it's a white man.
~ John Kani
In the week before a race, I try to stay away from germ areas. I keep disinfectant wipes in my bag for when I have to use a supermarket trolley or something like that.
~ Paula Radcliffe
I know for a fact if I were a white English fighter, maybe I would have been a superstar in Britain - and the world.
~ Amir Khan
I invest in black-led startups not because of a sense of charity. I make those investments because of the basic principle of supply and demand and the reality that black entrepreneurs typically lack the network to have their deals become bid up and overvalued.
~ Troy Carter
I support gun control. But speaking honestly about the combustible mix of race and guns may be more important to stopping the slaughter in minority communities than any new gun-control laws.
~ Juan Williams
Since I carry my father's name, I believe it is my responsibility to use that name as he would have to support the causes that were so dear to his heart. Dad strongly supported Huckabee when no one thought that he had any chance to succeed in the presidential race.
~ Jerry Falwell, Jr.
It has always been a sign of desperation that racial-preference supporters argue that the government can honor the constitutional mandate not to discriminate on the basis of race only by discriminating on the basis of race.
~ Heather Mac Donald
I have a lot in common with most Trump supporters. I'm white, I live in a rural area that is predominantly white where many people struggle to find a job.
~ Stephanie Land
Perhaps the single most important thing for a child is to be with a loving, supportive family. And all things being equal, any child of any race should be placed with any qualified parents without restriction or special conditions.
~ John Ridley
The system of racial classification is fiction, and we need to thoughtfully evaluate whether perpetuating it rigidly or allowing fluidity across the spectrum best supports human rights and social justice.
~ Rachel Dolezal
I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.
~ Mary Docter
Jesus was not born in a manger in central Pennsylvania. He was a man of color. And the fact that we have represented him for centuries literally as a white man speaks to the entire history of white supremacy.
~ Tim Wise
The racial dynamics over here are fraught. White supremacy is overt. It's the reason I don't want to raise my kids here.
~ Jodie Turner-Smith
I think, for me, just trying to be the 'non-threatening black woman,' constantly being, like, super-bubbly! And relatable! It takes a lot of energy! The energy you have to put into playing into the system of white supremacy, so that you can be just given a chance.
~ Wunmi Mosaku
If you suffocate my blackness, you've got to realize that's supremacy.
~ Lecrae
White supremacy is not just a social arrangement: it is a race-based faith.
~ James A. Forbes
We question these issues of race and struggle and white privilege because we know that those issues are real and because those issues have real implications in black communities. And white supremacy is not only dangerous, but it is deadly.
~ DeRay Mckesson
There's no such thing as racial, non-white supremacy.
~ Rachel Dolezal