Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Quotes

Obviously, I have certain policy positions that I push and advocate for that would benefit people dealing in a system that breeds inequality and makes life more difficult for people.

People have got to get together and work together. I'm tired of the kind of oppression that white people have inflicted on us and are still trying to inflict.

We have a lot of people that are oppressed. We have a lot of people that aren't treated equally, aren't given equal opportunities. Police brutality is a huge thing that needs to be addressed. There are a lot of issues that need to be talked about, need to be brought to life, and we need to fix those.

We've come a long way from the days where there was state-enforced segregation. But we still have a way to go.

The activism of marginalized people often comes with visibility and being heard. Which can lead people to believe that recognition and awareness is the actual end point. And it is not.

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

The better we understand how identities and power work together from one context to another, the less likely our movements for change are to fracture.

I believe you should tell the story of injustices, of inequalities, of bad conditions, so that the people as a whole in this country really face the problems that people who are pushed to the point of striking know all about, but others know practically nothing about.

In the unceasing ebb and flow of justice and oppression we must all dig channels as best we may, that at the propitious moment somewhat of the swelling tide may be conducted to the barren places of life.

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.

Awareness in our society has flipped all types of injustice on its head.

I've written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism.

Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does not want to change it.

Do you know what social justice is? Do you know what social reform is? I didn't either, but reform and social justice are what I intend to do.

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.

When you're fighting for economic and social justice, you're always fighting for the minority.

Social justice is what drives me; it's why I'm here.

Affirmative action is under attack today, not because it has failed, but because it succeeded.

If blacks are oppressed in America, why isn't there a black exodus?

Ours has not been a racially democratic society for 300 years.

We are not satisfied and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.

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

If you’re born in America with a black skin, you’re born in prison, and the masses of black people in America today are beginning to regard our plight or predicament in this society as one of a prison inmate.

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

The fight against racism must be seen as a revolutionary one.