Stacey Dash Quotes

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.

I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history.

There's a lot of Americans, black and white, who think that we've arrived where we need to be and nothing else needs to be done and affirmative action needs to be dismantled.

I believe it's important to have equal opportunities as a black actor. My way of fighting for it is through my art, by not accepting that there are roles that aren't for me.

Creating whole departments of ethnic, gender, and other 'studies' was part of the price of academic peace. All too often, these 'studies' are about propaganda rather than serious education.

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.

Black History Month must be more than just a month of remembrance; it should be a tribute to our history and reminder of the work that lies in the months and years ahead.

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 whole issue of race and discrimination is a moral issue.

I don't think we can undo the past. … We have to do the best we can now...I don't think quotas are a good idea...I don't think quotas are a good idea. I think it is a mistake to begin to assign quotas on the basis of religion or race or color, or nationality. … We are too mixed, this society of ours, to begin to divide ourselves on the basis of race or color.

In England, you feel like a member of the revolutionary guard the minute you even mention race. But I do think that the OscarsSoWhite phenomenon will have to reflect back on England. What people are essentially saying is that they want to see more diverse stories. It's not about putting three black people in the back of the shot.

The only part of my mother's experience that still gets to me is the way she and people like her were looked down upon for asking America to be America, for asking for full and equal participation in our democracy.

Black history is part of American history, and it should be treated as such.

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

I've heard people say, 'Why do you have to do a show that's called 'Black Girls Rock'?' or 'Why is there an expression called 'black girl magic'?' You know, when you say, 'Save the dolphins,' you don't mean, 'I don't like whales.' That's just not the way it works!

Black history is American history. You cannot tell one story without telling the other.

We're trying to give back to artists of colour and make the journey for them a little easier.

Asian-Americans are fighting for space and fighting for visibility and for acceptance.

I love when white people use their privilege to combat prejudice.

We'll always be re-examining how we relate to each other in terms of race and gender, in terms of power and access.

I believe we need to lay race theories to rest: Democracy - and identity - is difficult enough without 'scientific' obfuscation.

As a gay person, I'm used to speaking on gay issues. As a black person, I'm used to speaking on black issues.

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