Sometimes, even within our own communities, we designate who among us is best suited to represent us, and who really shouldn't even be invited to the party.

Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington on Intergroup Discrimination

March 22, 2015

Souce: GLAAD Awards via Vulture, 2015

I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.

Colin Kaepernick

Since the Patriot Act was implemented, there has been a quiet erosion of human rights. This concept of police states, overbearing authority and disrespect of the people is something that's happening to all of us, regardless of race. We are all starting to feel that we need to take power back at some level.

In order to begin to see change start to occur, we have to be willing to have conversations with people who have different opinions than us.

Gabrielle Union

Probably the most sexist decisions that get made about my career are decisions I don’t even know about, because — and I think it’s the same issue with race — we don’t even know when decisions are made that are discriminating, because we don’t even have access to hear when that happens.

Kerry Washington

The pickings are slim and that makes it really hard for us as Black women, and in general. It’s tough for us. We ultimately get competitive ’cause it’s only two parts, and we’re all competing for those two parts.

Out of the thousands of black cops in America, you never turned on the TV or picked up the newspaper and see where a white family is complaining that some black cop shot their child or mother or father in the head 40 times.

Someone said something about my hair at the Oscars that left me in awe. Not because I was relishing in rave outfit reviews, but because I was hit with ignorant slurs and pure disrespect. To say that an 18 year-old young woman with locs must smell of patchouli oil or ‘weed” is not only a large stereotype but outrageously offensive.

Zendaya Coleman

When I first started doing shows it was all hood spots and all black people. Then I had some mainstream success and did some EDM and it was all white people at my shows for a while. Now it's white, black, and brown people at my shows. All races partying having a good time and enjoying themselves together peacefully. That's what Waka Flocka is all about. For that reason I must say I'm disgusted and disappointed in the actions of the SAE fraternity at University of Oklahoma and I will be canceling my scheduled performance for them next month. Racism is something I will not tolerate.

Waka Flocka Flame

We have been pitted against each other and made to feel like there are limited seats at the table for those of us who fall into the category of other. As others, we are taught that to be successful, we must reject those other others, or we will never belong.

Kerry Washington