“ You're a Black educated fool, son. These white folk have newspapers, magazines, radios, spokesmen to get their ideas across. If they want to tell the world a lie, they can tell it so well that it beco… Ralph Ellison
“ I can hear you say, What a horrible, irresponsible bastard! And you're right. I leap to agree with you. I am one of the most irresponsible beings that ever lived. Irresponsibility is part of my invisi… Ralph Ellison
“ Most races have a finish line, but some racists are running races where since they never hit the finish line, they never finish lying. Justin K. McFarlane Beau
“ I may be a famous writer but when white people clinch to their wallet and stare at me with scorn I need to ask my skin why. Daniel Marques
“ Racism is dead only to those who've closed their eyes and ears to the whole world around them. DaShanne Stokes
“ That invisibility to which I refer occurs because of a peculiar disposition of the eyes of those with whom I come in contact. A matter of the construction of their INNER eyes, those eyes with which th… Ralph Ellison
“ Then too, you're constantly being bumped against by those of poor vision. Or again, you doubt if you really exist. You wonder whether you aren't simply a phantom in other people's minds. Say, a figure… Ralph Ellison
“ I met a woman who told me she wasn't attracted to Asians. No worries, I said. I'm not attracted to racists. Simon S. Tam
“ Racists will always call you a racist when you identify their racism. To love yourself now - is a form of racism. We are the only people who are criticized for loving ourselves. and white people think… John Henrik Clarke
“ A 'black' man who draws a 'black' person with big lips is called observant. A 'white' man who does the same is called a racist. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ The trick to realize that the boys who talk so much about being rejected that it seems like the’re proud of it aren’t necessarily sweeter or more sensitive than the Bababooey-spouting frat bullies who… Julie Klausner
