“If origin defines race, then we are all Africans – we are all black.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Of course African teams are underachieving when you think of what their potential is. — Clarence Seedorf Copy Share Image
I remember, growing up, it wasn't sexy to be African. We got called names. — Yvonne Orji Copy Share Image
I just always play in a South African speedo when I play for the Springboks. — Faf de Klerk Copy Share Image
Jazz is really 20th-century fusion music. You take West African harmony and rhythm, mix with European harmony, and boom! — Christian Scott Copy Share Image
My mother's from Texas. Small town outside of Waco called Downsville. And my father's from Nigeria. And so I guess I'm properly… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
“Most men would no longer enjoy conversing with most women if they stopped bringing their vaginas along.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Me being a black girl in London, whose mom is first-generation African and whose dad is West Indian, gives me a different… — Estelle Copy Share Image
Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting… — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
All through the ages the African people have made efforts to deliver themselves from oppressive forces. — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
My mum is West African, from Senegal; my dad is from Grenada. There was a huge controversy about them getting together. — Estelle Copy Share Image
For every African state, like Ghana, where democratic institutions seem secure, there is a Mali, a Cote d'Ivoire, and a Zimbabwe, where… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
“early modern Christianity is often portrayed as an essentially European religion. This is regrettable because classic Christianity has its pre-European roots in… — Thomas C. Oden Copy Share Image
All of these different strands in me - the black, the white, the African - all of that has contributed directly to… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
While he was in the service, in the South and in Oklahoma, he was refused service at a couple of places where… — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
African slavery is the corner-stone of the industrial, social, and political fabric of the South; and whatever wars against it, wars against… — Laurence M. Keitt Copy Share Image
Because I am an African I reserve the right to say that Africa does not exist simply to make people in this… — Nicky Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
If I were not African, I wonder whether it would be clear to me that Africa is a place where the people… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
There is no living African writer who has not had to, or will not have to, contend with Achebe's work. We are… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
But I have an African or Indian approach to what I find. I like to make use of everything. I can't bear… — Eduardo Paolozzi Copy Share Image
But we've all ended up giving body and soul to Africa, one way or another. Even Adah, who's becoming an expert in… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“America is a young dumb country and it needs all kinds of help. America is a dumb puppy with big teeth that… — Abiodun Oyewole Copy Share Image
“I don't want people to think I mind being mistaken for African American. I don't. There are, however, many African immigrants in… — Nadia Owusu Copy Share Image
“Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just an African.… — idowu koyenikan Copy Share Image
