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To get at racism, you have to investigate the patterns and practices, look at the type of arrests they have done, look at who is prosecuted in this county and who is not prosecuted. Look at the difference in the sentences, look at the ways in which people have been treated. – The Rev. William J. Barber	Found on CNN 3 years ago
When people say' defund the police' because we have racism in our past, first of all, we have to acknowledge that's absolutely true, but the way to get beyond it is to talk about it and do something about it... With equipment and training and to deal with what historically has been in our country in terms of things that lead to biases and racism, I think we can get to a much better place. – Daniel Hahn	Found on CNN 3 years ago
He didn't realize the institutional racism that exists, those days were tough. ...( But) he realized it wasn't enough just to read a couple of chapters of' Roots.'. – Charniele Herring	Found on CNN 3 years ago
They invite Professor Donadio and all members of Turning Point USA to denounce racism and institutional racism, they welcome a marketplace of ideas where members of Turning Point USA try to prove them wrong and perhaps even challenge the Professors about their own beliefs. But they must not be punished for espousing those protected beliefs in the first place. – Robb Bigelow	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I'm not saying that they are teaching racism( at Aledo ISD), but there's obviously an environment where that flourishes. – Eddie Burnett	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We know that this tragedy is connected to the deep and systemic racism in our society that Black people in Minnesota and across this country face every single day. – Tim Walz	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
While Democrats seized on Mr. Floyd’s death last May to highlight racism in policing and other forms of social injustice, Republicans responded to a summer of protests by proposing a raft of punitive new measures governing the right to lawfully assemble, some, like [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis, are labeling them ‘anti-riot’ bills, conflating the right to peaceful protest with the rioting and looting that sometimes resulted from such protests. – The New York Times	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Her Twitter feed has painted Republicans with a broad brush, describing our national convention last year as three nights of quote-unquote 'racism, xenophobia, and outrageous lies,' how many of our colleagues in this room were there? Of course Ms. Gupta has in fact launched Twitter attacks on some of them directly. Will that kind of partisan political advocacy affect her legal advocacy in her role where she represents all Americans? – Chuck Grassley	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The racism and violence that has been highlighted in these tragic incidents may be widely discussed among some students in our schools, as appropriate and as they are comfortable, teachers will give students the opportunity to process their feelings, how this feels to them personally and how they are impacted by having the eyes of the world on Minneapolis. – Superintendent Ed Graff	Found on CNN 3 years ago
A lot of socialists … believe that capitalism and racism are intrinsically linked... This is complete nonsense, racism has existed long, long before the advent of modern capitalism, and it existed in socialist societies as well. If anything, capitalism tends to reduce racial prejudice over time, because … we trade peacefully with a variety of people from a variety of backgrounds. – Kristian Niemietz	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
At a time when the AAPI community is under siege, this bill is an important signal that Congress is taking anti-Asian racism and hatred seriously. – Mazie Hirono	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
As someone who has fought tirelessly for her community against racism and economic insecurity, we're proud to support Rana Abdelhamid's campaign for progressive change, voters and activists all across the district have made clear that they want to help usher in a new generation of leadership into the Democratic Party free of corporate money and dedicated to uplifting all of our communities. – Alexandra Rojas	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I came from South Africa, where I saw [ racism ] growing up. The difference, in a funny way, is that it was Apartheid, but it was Apartheid in the open, i thought we were coming to the land of the free. And frankly, I've been completely disenchanted. – Patrick Soon-Shiong	Found on CNN 3 years ago
That really didn't help at all, it didn't help the Asians, didn't help the Black community, the Latino community. The racism was just flamed. – Patrick Soon-Shiong	Found on CNN 3 years ago
This unconscious bias and racism is pervasive. It's almost inherent, sadly, in the historic fabric of this country, we have to recognize that, accept it and then break it. – Patrick Soon-Shiong	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We need the government to listen and acknowledge there is systemic racism in these institutions. – Julie Kaye	Found on CNN 3 years ago
All the stereotypes and stigma associated with how she was called and the names used for her, that really allowed racism and sexism to enter into the proceedings. – Julie Kaye	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It is a form of racism that when we look at people, to say they are at fault for their situation when any other person, if a violent act occurred, they would expect to be treated with dignity and respect, and yet we don't see that occurring for Indigenous women. – Julie Kaye	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I came legally to america to help the people, but here is what I witnessed as a black man. I see a system of entrapment for blacks which has been set in place for years and has been concretized and solidified in such ways with racism as the driving catalyst, and gate keeper. this makes it almost impossible for blacks to excel-so my reggae sings-no chains around my feet, but still I'm not free? can you imagine people building a system which enslaves them? define freedom in america! – RAS CARDO REGGAE	added by RASCARDOFROMTRENCHTOWN 3 years ago
racism is so woven into the fabric of american society that it will take several decades, if possible, to de-programme the populous not to see others as just-property-to be sold and let.Until then, the injustices will continue. – RAS CARDO REGGAE	added by RASCARDOFROMTRENCHTOWN 3 years ago
While Officer Middleton’s actions may warrant some level of disciplinary action, it is particularly concerning he was more swiftly investigated and harshly punished for sharing non-critical information than officers who use excessive force against protesters or create the culture of racism and hostility Middleton reported to no avail. – The ACLU	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Stop all this racism. I’m here for Chinatown, for the people. – Jimmy Bounphensy	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Racism is going to have a global stage on Sunday. – Crystal Echo-Hawk	Found on CNN 3 years ago
From depression or addiction, to climate change to plastic pollution in the ocean, to systemic racism, it is our choice to separate all these interconnected problems out into fragments that makes them harder to solve, a bee is always considering the welfare of her hive. She is wired that way. But humans are wired for choice. So we must choose to see how connected all our problems are. – Matthew Willey	Found on Reuters 3 years ago

To get at racism, you have to investigate the patterns and practices, look at the type of arrests they have done, look at who is prosecuted in this county and who is not prosecuted. Look at the difference in the sentences, look at the ways in which people have been treated.

– The Rev. William J. Barber

Found on CNN
3 years ago

When people say' defund the police' because we have racism in our past, first of all, we have to acknowledge that's absolutely true, but the way to get beyond it is to talk about it and do something about it... With equipment and training and to deal with what historically has been in our country in terms of things that lead to biases and racism, I think we can get to a much better place.

– Daniel Hahn

Found on CNN
3 years ago

He didn't realize the institutional racism that exists, those days were tough. ...( But) he realized it wasn't enough just to read a couple of chapters of' Roots.'.

– Charniele Herring

Found on CNN
3 years ago

They invite Professor Donadio and all members of Turning Point USA to denounce racism and institutional racism, they welcome a marketplace of ideas where members of Turning Point USA try to prove them wrong and perhaps even challenge the Professors about their own beliefs. But they must not be punished for espousing those protected beliefs in the first place.

– Robb Bigelow

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I'm not saying that they are teaching racism( at Aledo ISD), but there's obviously an environment where that flourishes.

– Eddie Burnett

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We know that this tragedy is connected to the deep and systemic racism in our society that Black people in Minnesota and across this country face every single day.

– Tim Walz

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

While Democrats seized on Mr. Floyd’s death last May to highlight racism in policing and other forms of social injustice, Republicans responded to a summer of protests by proposing a raft of punitive new measures governing the right to lawfully assemble, some, like [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis, are labeling them ‘anti-riot’ bills, conflating the right to peaceful protest with the rioting and looting that sometimes resulted from such protests.

– The New York Times

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Her Twitter feed has painted Republicans with a broad brush, describing our national convention last year as three nights of quote-unquote 'racism, xenophobia, and outrageous lies,' how many of our colleagues in this room were there? Of course Ms. Gupta has in fact launched Twitter attacks on some of them directly. Will that kind of partisan political advocacy affect her legal advocacy in her role where she represents all Americans?

– Chuck Grassley

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The racism and violence that has been highlighted in these tragic incidents may be widely discussed among some students in our schools, as appropriate and as they are comfortable, teachers will give students the opportunity to process their feelings, how this feels to them personally and how they are impacted by having the eyes of the world on Minneapolis.

– Superintendent Ed Graff

Found on CNN
3 years ago

A lot of socialists … believe that capitalism and racism are intrinsically linked... This is complete nonsense, racism has existed long, long before the advent of modern capitalism, and it existed in socialist societies as well. If anything, capitalism tends to reduce racial prejudice over time, because … we trade peacefully with a variety of people from a variety of backgrounds.

– Kristian Niemietz

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

At a time when the AAPI community is under siege, this bill is an important signal that Congress is taking anti-Asian racism and hatred seriously.

– Mazie Hirono

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

As someone who has fought tirelessly for her community against racism and economic insecurity, we're proud to support Rana Abdelhamid's campaign for progressive change, voters and activists all across the district have made clear that they want to help usher in a new generation of leadership into the Democratic Party free of corporate money and dedicated to uplifting all of our communities.

– Alexandra Rojas

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I came from South Africa, where I saw [ racism ] growing up. The difference, in a funny way, is that it was Apartheid, but it was Apartheid in the open, i thought we were coming to the land of the free. And frankly, I've been completely disenchanted.

– Patrick Soon-Shiong

Found on CNN
3 years ago

That really didn't help at all, it didn't help the Asians, didn't help the Black community, the Latino community. The racism was just flamed.

– Patrick Soon-Shiong

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This unconscious bias and racism is pervasive. It's almost inherent, sadly, in the historic fabric of this country, we have to recognize that, accept it and then break it.

– Patrick Soon-Shiong

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We need the government to listen and acknowledge there is systemic racism in these institutions.

– Julie Kaye

Found on CNN
3 years ago

All the stereotypes and stigma associated with how she was called and the names used for her, that really allowed racism and sexism to enter into the proceedings.

– Julie Kaye

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It is a form of racism that when we look at people, to say they are at fault for their situation when any other person, if a violent act occurred, they would expect to be treated with dignity and respect, and yet we don't see that occurring for Indigenous women.

– Julie Kaye

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I came legally to america to help the people, but here is what I witnessed as a black man. I see a system of entrapment for blacks which has been set in place for years and has been concretized and solidified in such ways with racism as the driving catalyst, and gate keeper. this makes it almost impossible for blacks to excel-so my reggae sings-no chains around my feet, but still I'm not free? can you imagine people building a system which enslaves them? define freedom in america!

– RAS CARDO REGGAE

added by RASCARDOFROMTRENCHTOWN
3 years ago

racism is so woven into the fabric of american society that it will take several decades, if possible, to de-programme the populous not to see others as just-property-to be sold and let.Until then, the injustices will continue.

– RAS CARDO REGGAE

added by RASCARDOFROMTRENCHTOWN
3 years ago

While Officer Middleton’s actions may warrant some level of disciplinary action, it is particularly concerning he was more swiftly investigated and harshly punished for sharing non-critical information than officers who use excessive force against protesters or create the culture of racism and hostility Middleton reported to no avail.

– The ACLU

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Stop all this racism. I’m here for Chinatown, for the people.

– Jimmy Bounphensy

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Racism is going to have a global stage on Sunday.

– Crystal Echo-Hawk

Found on CNN
3 years ago

From depression or addiction, to climate change to plastic pollution in the ocean, to systemic racism, it is our choice to separate all these interconnected problems out into fragments that makes them harder to solve, a bee is always considering the welfare of her hive. She is wired that way. But humans are wired for choice. So we must choose to see how connected all our problems are.

– Matthew Willey

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

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