Malachi Kirby Quotes

It's not enough to just not be racist. You've got to be anti-racist. You've got to hold everybody accountable.

We cannot reform institutional racism or systemic policies if we are not actively engaged. It's not enough to simply complain about injustice; the only way to prevent future injustice is to create the society we would like to see, one where we are all equal under the law.

People of color and women are increasingly being shown on-screen. For things to be whitewashed just doesn't make sense.

I, for one, would think both about how far we have come as a country and how much further we need to go to erase racism and discrimination from our society.

If we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters.

The work does not end with the abolition of slavery but only begins.

The only way you get to the goal of color blindness is to be color conscious along the way.

We are out to defeat injustice and not white persons who may be unjust.

The whole issue of race and discrimination is a moral issue.

When I say there should not be a BET channel or a Black History Month, I'm saying we deserve more. I just hope people understand that I'm not judging; I'm coming from experience.

I'm someone very interested in diversity, equity, social justice, and getting rid of white supremacy.

The unified message in this fight against systemic racism and racial inequality is something that our entire Association is united to fight against.

It is paramount that we take control of the story behind our movement, which is that we seek equality for all Americans, no matter their race or gender.

I wanted the young African-American girls also on the bus to know that they had a right to be there, because they had paid their fare just like the white passengers.

I was the first South Asian female to do comedy videos on YouTube. But at the same time, all races face their barriers, and I've learned through YouTube, if it's not race, it will be sexism, if it's not sexism, it will be homophobia. It will always be something, and all voices should be heard.

We beg you to save young America from the blight of race prejudice. Do not bind the children within the narrow circles of your own lives.

Race prejudice can't be talked down, it must be lived down.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

What we hope to achieve is a society that doesn't value a white man because he's a white man, but also doesn't value a woman because she's a woman, or a black because he's a black.

My belief system is that you laugh at racism, and that's how it goes away.

I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.

Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all - of which all of humanity can be proud.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism.

I dream of a post-racial society that is not categorized by the color of their skin.