Reggie Jackson Quotes

I cannot imagine what it must feel like to be treated differently because of the color of my skin.

If you are white, racism is too easily ignored and forgiven, regarded as of burning concern only to the ethnic minorities, and therefore of relatively marginal significance.

I can only say that sometimes skin colour does make a difference.

The truth is, no, we don't live in a post-racial state anywhere in America, and this is particularly true in Hollywood.

If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would be purely a matter of celebration. But whiteness - just a drop of it - does still carry privilege. You learn that very young in America.

There's no such thing as reverse racism.

I was lucky enough to occasionally break out of that racist situation that prevails in the Hollywood film production community. But it was racist then and it will always be that way. It will never be otherwise.

Even though my mother had told me growing up that, 'If you win, nobody cares what color you are,' that wasn't necessarily true in the N.F.L.

Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me.

There will always be that dreadful monster prejudice to do extra battle against because of their color.

Blacks essentially play the race card, when necessary as a counter to white privilege.

Many white Americans resist relinquishing the sense of entitlement skin color has given them throughout our national history.

If you're white, You're all right. If you're brown, Stick around. But if you're black, Get back, get back.

There was nothing postracial about my experience, and there still isn't.

Some white people are privileged, some aren't. Some black people are, some aren't. It's strikes me as, by definition, a racist attack in that it's making a generalization - a negative one - based on skin color.

We don't realize how much racism has tainted our self-image as human beings.

I think there's institutionalised racism in this country.

Racism exists everywhere. So when people act surprised about racism, I'm the one that's surprised.

Our sport has always had somewhat of a racist label to it.

We need a more substantive conversation around race relations and the way people of color are treated.

I don't want my daughter to ever feel that she can't do something because of her skin colour.

Having a strong race lens means you understand racism is threaded through and institutionalized in all of our systems and our very perceptions, threaded through how someone looks at you, treats you, thinks about you and your potential.

We need to make sure that we have an honest, honest conversation and that we engage honest practices around how racism operates in this country. It's not just about people being mean to each other.

I've seen and always been extremely aware of racism... casual racism, serious racism... all of that.

I think that, in America, even though race is a social construct, I mean, we say this in theory, but I think a lot of people don't believe that it really is. And so it's still a very racialized society.