For too long, I think the African-American community has…

The Jewish community has always taken care of its own.

— Lee Whitnum

It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default.

— Janelle Monae

The African-American community has been let down by our politicians. They talk good around election time, and after the election, they say, see ya…

— Donald Trump

Americans think African writers will write about the exotic, about wildlife, poverty, maybe AIDS. They come to Africa and African books with certain expectations.

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Perhaps sooner than we think, African innovations will help the rest of the world create lasting social and economic value.

— Frans van Houten

I realized that you cannot think European and want to write or create something African. You have to think African in everything.

— Fela Kuti

The art, the greatness of the music, the experience of the music is what I'm about. I think most African artists have destroyed their…

— Fela Kuti

Like anyone else in television, I like to explore my life experience. And I don't think African-American artists see doing shows or art about…

— Salim Akil

My message was 'Think African. Make schools read African history.'

— Fela Kuti

“I do not think the African, Caribbean, and Blacks have studied to any degree and depth and seriousness the rise of modern Japan. Went…

— Anonymous

Do not take the people who love you for granted. The time will come when theyll leave you because they are tired of being…

— Anonymous

“We grew up in places like Georgetown and Alexandria and Chevy Chase; we were flown in great thumping silver Pan American airplanes all the…

— Henry Bromell

In looking at difficulties in the black American community over the years, it has always astounded me how much white Americans take for granted…

— Shelby Steele

I wanted to participate in the political responsibilities of an American citizen. I wanted to vote. I wanted to be a full member of…

— Sebastian Thrun

The producers, the creators, and the cast, we recognize that 'Hamilton' is an inherently American story told by the definition of an American community;…

— Brandon Victor Dixon