Benjamin Jealous Quotes

Let us invest less and less in war and tax cuts for the richest 1 percent, and more and more in jobs and schools for the other 99 percent.

White has always been an exclusive definition. I think one of the challenges for white people is to figure out how to have a more inclusive picture of who their families are, of who they are.

The right to vote is the right upon which all of our rights are leveraged – and without which none can be protected.

When somebody says the best thing you can do is be tough, the best thing you can do is use your brute force, then we’re selling ourselves short.

As an American people, what is greatest about our history are the many times we have led this world away from hate, towards hope.

It misdirects crucial resources and undercuts the trust needed between law enforcement and the communities they serve. It has no place in our national discourse, and no place in our nation’s police departments.

It’s a funny thing, in the US we all believe that we have a right to go to school. We have a right to a good education. And we don’t.

Race is a lie built on a lie. The first lie is that people are different, somehow skin color or hair texture is more significant than eye color, or the shape of one’s feet.

When you’re smart on crime, you start off by recognizing that both the victim, first of all, the victim, but also the person who did the crime are both human.

Civil marriage, like all civil rights provided by the government, must be provided equally to all Americans.