Frankie Faison Quotes

As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life when people could be mistreated because of the color of their skin.

I've worked at a Game Stop and had my service turned down before because of the color of my skin. And it's a shame.

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.

As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways. Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.

If I were white, I'd get less criticism.

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.

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

Negroes are not qualified to be integrated within his command. When I find them qualified, they will be integrated.

… nothing less than the legalization of racial discrimination

If a white man says, "give me liberty or give me death" in any country, white men all over the world stand up and applaud. But if a black man says the same thing--the exact same words--he is created like a dangerous criminal.

I got kicked out of four high schools just because people took issue with the colour of my skin. As if I could help the colour I was born.

The industry looks for white actors and actresses, but it's not the same for black actors. We have to really put the work in.

If I had been white with the things I did, they never would have allowed me to get out of baseball.

We need to have a conversation about the fact that black faces are not as visible as they should be, that there is huge inequality everywhere in terms of race.

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.

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

The reality is we have allowed systemic racism to continue through all these years.

It seems like racism in the United States is overflowing.

We are still conditioning people in this country and, indeed, all over the globe to the myth of white superiority. We are constantly being told that we don't have racism in this country anymore, but most of the people who are saying that are white. White people think it isn't happening because it isn't happening to them.

Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism.

I look at racism as one of the social demons. And, in its worst, it's violent and it's a systemic commitment to oppression.

It's unfortunate that the entire country is a racist country.We're living in a country that discriminates, and has certain racist tendencies.

racism is alive and doing too well in America.

The international community cannot accept that whole communities are marginalized because of the color of their skin. People of African descent are among those most affected by racism. Too often, they face denial of basic rights such as access to quality health services and education. Such fundamental wrongs have a long and terrible history.