Lucy McBath Quotes

Donald Trump is correct when he suggests that African-Americans are outraged by gun violence.

Terrorism is not new to black people.

We have one Black man as President; we have one million Black men in prison.

Well, I had to do it becasue somebody had to do something becasue, you know, black people are killing white people every day on teh streets, and they rape white women, 100 white women a day.

There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people.

It appears that there is a genocidal plan against Black people.

Racism is a moral catastrophe, most graphically seen in the prison industrial complex and targeted police surveillance in black and brown ghettos rendered invisible in public discourse.

America is yours [Whites] today because of crime and violence.

The American people in general, and the black people in particular, must take careful note of the racist California legislature aimed at keeping black people disarmed and powerless Black people have begged, prayed, petitioned, demonstrated, and everything else to get the racist power structure of America to right the wrongs which have historically been perpetuated against black people. The time has come for black people to arm themselves against this terror before it is too late.

Gun violence and social justice are near and dear to my heart. And they are so connected it's sad.

Black and brown communities are significantly and disproportionately impacted by deficiencies in our criminal justice system.

For anyone who has ever asked why the U.S. needs to address the issue of reparations for its history of slavery, Donald Trump is why. He is the living embodiment of America's unresolved issues.

The George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin affair is one of the most important and clarifying moments in American history.

Black Lives Matter was born out of our unwavering love for black people and our undeniable rage over a system that has historically dehumanized black people.

Stand Your Ground laws make all of us more vulnerable to the threat of gun violence, but they also have a disproportionate impact on communities of color.

#BlackLivesMatter brought a new sense of urgency, audacity, and outrage to the issue of police violence against black men that has made it impossible to ignore, to cover up, or to justify.

Trayvon Martin broke my heart.

A lot of people of color and the Black Lives Matter movement will talk about what's really happening, but it seems like you can't get the black president to say something that's obvious about what's happening to black people in this country.

Black history won't stop no bullets.

One of the ongoing crises in America is institutional racism. We have a very broken criminal justice system. We live in a country where there are more people in jail than any other country on Earth. There are some 2.2 million people currently incarcerated and they are disproportionally African American and Hispanic. Unarmed African Americans have been abused and sometimes killed while in police custody. Clearly these are issues that must be dealt with and changed.

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

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.

I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man's problem just to avoid violence.

America is the greatest nation ever founded. The ideals are the greatest ever espoused in human history, and we just need the country to live up to them. But what I worry about are the 1 million black men in the prison system.

In the same way that Occupy Wall Street forever elevated that concept of income inequality, the Black Lives Matter protesters have elevated the idea of inequity in policing as it relates to minority communities.