Janeane Garofalo Quotes

My writing is often a way of 'bearing witness' for others who lack the education and the opportunity to tell their own stories, so I hope that my writing won't be affected too much by my personal life.

Barbara Lee Speaks for Me!

I'm your typical highly educated, progressive white dude. I've lived my life resisting racism both within myself and in the society around me.

I believe in people, and you don't need to be a feminist for that.

You have to be in accountable relationships across race. Accountable means that they're authentic, they're sustained, and that you do talk about racism, and you are able to be given feedback.

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.

I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.

I often think of Audre Lorde and her saying that we don't live and we don't fight for one specific struggle.

Democrats believe in a New South because no matter your race, immigration status, income, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, we all have the same aspirations for high-quality education, jobs, neighborhoods, health care, and retirement.

I'm the national co-chair for the Women's March on Washington.

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've been politically radical my whole life, so when the left attacks, that hurts more.

We want to see a world where black lives matter in order for us to get to a world where all of our humanity is respected.

I join other players in calling for all teams to take a stand. We should not be subject to hate speech or racist acts at any time, and definitely not in our arenas.

Our differences are what make us great. Let us think about how we can extend this appreciation to people of color, undocumented immigrants, and other members of the community.

I'm someone very interested in diversity, equity, social justice, and getting rid of white supremacy.

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.

I'm ready to fight, and I'm ready to make sure progressive includes progress.

I am a Democrat because I believe in protecting freedom, fairness, families, and the future.

I want to stay in the European Union which is the best trade deal we could possibly have, but we need to call out racism.

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.

I am very happy for all the players doing the Black Lives Matter bend the knee. We are all in the same boat.