The essence of American racism is disrespect.

The progressive approach to policy which directly addresses the effects of white supremacy is simple - talk about class and hope no one notices.

The essence of American racism is disrespect.

Barack Obama is the president of the United States of America. More specifically, Barack Obama is the president of a congenitally racist country, erected upon the plunder of life, liberty, labor, and land. This plunder has not been exclusive to black people. - Ta

Racism is not merely a simplistic hatred. It is, more often, broad sympathy toward some and broader skepticism toward others.

[Winning the White House was an achievement], but as an African-American, [Barack Obama], I think the symbolism is in how he conducted himself. The symbolism was in - and this sounds really, really small, but it's actually big for African-Americans - the symbolism was not in being an embarrassment, but to being a figure that folks were actually proud of.

That's not an accident that Donald Trump didn't begin with, say, trade or jobs or anything, that he actually began by otherizing the first African-American president of the United States.