Charles Barkley Quotes

A race-transcendent politics is most likely to succeed when the white community takes responsibility for overcoming its racism, not when the black community decides to forget it.

I think Black people need to take self-esteem seriously.

As part of the realization of the aim to eradicate racism in our country, we must strive to create and strengthen a black capitalist class… because we come from among the black oppressed, many among us feel embarrassed to state this goal as nakedly as we should.

The world has made being black a crime .... I hope to make it a virtue.

Black power means Black dignity

I'm here to say all lives matter.

I think #BlackLivesMatter is a huge campaign that is important and integral to our advancement as a people.

I can't even see me wasting my time or my talent to disrespect another black man.

I vowed to never be on camera down-talking another black man.

I'm against an all-white anything or an all-black anything.

Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their heels off his neck, and let him have a chance to rise by his own efforts.

I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.

I've never tried to run away from my race. I was born a black man. You know that in your bones as soon as you are able to understand this country... My approach to life about race is, I don't see the difference between black people and white people.

And my point was one I think that you'd agree with, which is there's no room in America for a black racist, a Latino racist, or a white racist, or an Asian racist, or a Native American racist. Now, we're either color blind or we're not color blind.

The teachings of Christ do not accommodate themselves to segregation and discrimination against Blacks.

My number one priority is to save the Black man.

I am the equal of any white man. I want you to feel the same way.

During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and ‘I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for which I am prepared to die for.

We want Black power.

Intelligent white Southerners are ready to see Negroes as useful members of the community

Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life, we are willing to stand up and be counted for what we believe in. In baseball or out, we are no longer willing to wait until Judgment Day for equality - we want it here on earth as well as in Heaven.

We, as a party, are colour-blind.

White America's live under this accusation that they're racist, they need to prove that they're not racist. In order to prove that you're not racist, you need to take over the fate of black people and say, go with us, we'll engineer you into the future, we'll engineer you into equality.