Racism in America with Bakari Sellers

I don't like the people who are telling us to just go and wait to vote in November—that doesn't do us any good. At the rate they're killing black folk, that's going to be about another 5, 6, 7 bodies between now and November.

We have to define racism, and racism is: If you want to lynch me, that's your problem, but if you have the power to lynch me, that's my problem.

'You can teach me math, you can teach me science, and you can teach me English, but you can't teach me blackness.' Until we get to an understanding of other people's cultures, then we'll never get to the level of empathy that actually gets us to a point where we can begin to heal.

I think, right now, people have to realize we're having a moment that's not just about George Floyd; it's also about years, decades, and centuries of systemic racism and institutionalized oppression.

Right now, communities are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on payouts for victims of police brutality—it's a massive line item in their budgets.

When America gets a cold, black folk get the flu. Well, now America has COVID-19, and black folk are dying.