“I knew Snoop Dog didn't start misogyny. I knew that Tupac Shakur didn'...” — Michael Eric Dyson Quote

“I knew Snoop Dog didn't start misogyny. I knew that Tupac Shakur didn't start sexism, and God knows that Dr. Dre didn't start patriarchy. Yet they extended it in vicious form within their own communities. They made vulnerable people more vulnerable.”

“I think the O.J. Simpson case conjured all the paranoia, the racial anxiety, but also the racial fatigue that America has endured over the last half century.”

“My ambition didn't grow out of nowhere. It was planted in me by a community that nurtured me.”

“We want our streets and communities to be safe and secure.”

“One of my messages to Republicans is very simple: One-third of your schedule should be listening to people in minority communities.”

“There are no doubts that, the situation in the country today, indicates that there is much more work to do in the process of reforming the political economy and improving the quality of life of our people and communities.”