In the early 1970s in Atlanta, I attended what had formerly been an all-white school but had become a black school after… — Natasha Trethewey Copy Share Image
I always felt that I had to leave a legacy on the African continent. As I was only the third player to… — Dikembe Mutombo Copy Share Image
An oligarchy of race, where the Saxon rules the African, might be endured; but this oligarchy of sex which makes father, brothers,… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
“Most sane human beings who have managed to attain and retain fame each uses it to dramatically increase their name’s chances of… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
In Sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture represents two-thirds of all employment, governments are proving that resource commitments yield success. In 2004, African heads… — Sylvia Mathews Burwell Copy Share Image
As players of instruments, it is our duty to reach out and give light to those in the dark in whatever way… — Sizzla Copy Share Image
“The most upsetting thing about Society’s attitude towards disabled people is that many millions of disabled people became disabled while trying to… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
In ancient African cultures, a young man was not considered a full member of the tribe, an elder, a man. He couldn't… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
The 'Cheetah Generation' refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, who look at African issues and… — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
I started, actually, as an analyst on African affairs, mainly on Al Jazeera. I remember the first few series were about Saudi… — Wadah Khanfar Copy Share Image
“As it was, only a few African porters loitered nearby, preparing to carry off whatever they’d come to collect. They had little… — Vered Ehsani Copy Share Image
My father passed away a few days before my election. This man, an African American born to a poor single mother in… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
U.S. failures when it comes to the Gulf of Guinea are many: a failure to address the longstanding concerns of a government… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. Remember, he was a chocolate, cherubic-faced genius with an… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I wish, to be honest with you, for African American films that we could get a few more theaters. They only open… — Vivica A. Fox Copy Share Image
When I'm asked about the relevance to Black people of what I do, I take that as an affront. It presupposes that… — Mae Jemison Copy Share Image
I first heard African drum rhythms and chants at the movies. Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
What you and I understand as a government doesn't exist in many African countries. In fact, what we call our governments are… — George Ayittey Copy Share Image
I would love to take a cooking class from Gandhi. Maybe I could teach him how to cook, and he could teach… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
The evidence is inarguable that Australia is becoming too expensive and too uncompetitive to do export-oriented business. Africans want to work, and… — Gina Rinehart Copy Share Image
Those who have the ability as African men to bring a change in a community that so desperately needs it are concentrating… — Don Yaeger Copy Share Image
A lot of African wildlife is very big. If you're protecting the big stuff, you're usually protecting the small stuff, too. One… — Patrick Bergin Copy Share Image
Going back and forth between Western Arabic and African countries clearly created the various musical backgrounds I could have and obviously influenced… — Rokia Traore Copy Share Image
“The fact that the person who you are sleeping with is also sleeping with another person or other people does not necessarily… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
How many African American champions have there been over the course of WWE's history? It's something that was the elephant in the… — Kofi Kingston Copy Share Image
“Goddess alchemy is learning to see through this dimension into the next and welcome in what you are seeking. Healers, priestesses, and… — Abiola Abrams Copy Share Image
The contribution of West African languages to Ebonics is absolutely infinitesimal. What it actually is is a very interesting hybrid of regional… — John McWhorter Copy Share Image
During the Great Depression, African Americans were faced with problems that were not unlike those experienced by the most disadvantaged groups in… — William Julius Wilson Copy Share Image
I don't buy the argument that there can't be a successful independent candidacy for the presidency of the United States. People who… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
“Just like how most if not all poor boys look up to and aspire to someday be rich men, most if not… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Too often we learn everything about how an African dies, but nothing about how he lives. But they learn and live and… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
So for everybody who allows themselves to be separated from me because I said 'African' instead of 'Nubian' or 'Black' or 'Kemet'… — Sister Souljah Copy Share Image
The idea that there is one kind of African is, of course, ridiculous. Sometimes African entrepreneurs want to kill you because you… — Bono Copy Share Image
As African economies boom and businesses are created, one of the big questions this growth raises is that of third-level education: how… — Richard Attias Copy Share Image
I grew up in the '50s, a tough time for African Americans. I had friends whose fathers would openly say, 'Just bite… — Gregory Hines Copy Share Image
More so than any other city on the African continent, the people of Cairo look like the American Negroes in the sense… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I used to work in the cotton fields a lot when I was young. There were a lot of African Americans working… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
There aren't enough people in the media creation space. There aren't enough people making premium quality programming. That's how we change the… — Mo Abudu Copy Share Image
I got accused of misrepresenting all people of colour in Great Britain. I would get told off a lot. 'How can you… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
“We, in the interest of the so-called progress, have been persuaded to leave the production and at times the cooking of our… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
