Bell Hooks Quotes

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.

There is no future without all of us - black, brown and white - coming together.

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.

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

In approaching this problem [school desegregation], we cannot turn the clock back...

So here comes this black guy from the Bay Area talking about peace, feminism, challenging racism, challenging the priorities of the country, and talking about preserving the fragile nature of our ecological system. People looked at me as if I was a freak.

We are fighting for an unapologetic movement for economic, social, and racial justice in the United States.

Black, white and brown people have to work together to find new answers. The only way we can stop the systemic problems that people of color have faced all our lives is through honesty and transparency.

When we say 'Black Lives Matter,' we're not saying that any other life doesn't matter. That has never, ever been our message. Our message has always been from a place of love.

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

I want all of the work that I do to have a social justice footprint attached. I want it to move the needle forward when it comes to the perception of all people, but especially people of color.

As part of my work, I teach, lead and participate in affinity groups, facilitate workshops, and mentor other whites on recognizing and interrupting racism in our lives.

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

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.

It's also important for those who promote those issues within the white community - the somewhat privileged community - to talk about issues affecting people of color.

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.

The challenge facing America in the next century will be the shaping, at long last, of a truly common public culture, one responsive to the long silenced cultures of color.

Yes, we become stronger when black and whites, Latino, Asian American, Native American, when all of us stand together.

I believe race is too heavy a burden to carry into the 21st century. It's time to lay it down. We all came here in different ships, but now we're all in the same boat.

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

I'd like to make one thing very clear: Muhammad Ali loved people, and he had white friend as well as black friends - and the only thing that he hated was discrimination and racism.

Black people come in so many different bodies, genders, and sexualities, so it's important that we're conscious of that so we can fight for a world that embraces and uplifts black people of every kind. Our voices are powerful and have the ability to make change.

We cannot afford to be color-blind, we have to be color-brave.

I have to have a seat at the table. I have to have a say on how we, as African-Americans, are produced and depicted around the world. Along the way, I'll be very fair to white people.