African music, though very old, is always being rediscovered in the West. — Miriam Makeba Copy Share Image
“If everyone helps to hold up the sky, then one person does not become tired.” — Askhari Johnson Hodari Copy Share Image
“I refuse to behave fraudulently, as if I was anything else but African.” — Gloria D. Gonsalves Copy Share Image
The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans. — Mary Landrieu Copy Share Image
I need to point out that African-Americans are not a monolith and do not operate in groupthink. — Omarosa Manigault Newman Copy Share Image
Improving Africa's farming sector would have multiple positive outcomes for African people. — Richard Attias Copy Share Image
There's no question that I'm African-American. OK? I'm a black man. We're not going to escape that. — Mekhi Phifer Copy Share Image
I'm of African descent and my sister looks completely black, but I didn't look black. I was the super-nerdy kid who was… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
“Put your hand over your heart and say aloud, “I am not alone.” Your ancestors walked before you and we, your sisters… — Abiola Abrams Copy Share Image
“A seemingly simple task like taking a bath or wearing a condom feels like multitasking to someone who suffers from hemiplegia or… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I believe that there is a God, and coming from an African tradition, I believe also that there are gods. — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
Some African leaders actually dare to suggest that democracy is a concept alien to traditional African society. This is one of the… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
In Nigeria, along with its West African neighbor Ghana, women are now starting businesses in greater numbers than men. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
“Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The very first role I ever played was as a 17-year old South African girl who dreamed of being a star and… — Kandyse McClure Copy Share Image
I love dressing up. I'm from a huge African family and grew up in a really colorful place. The way I dress… — Shingai Shoniwa Copy Share Image
“If not as a true human, let me tell you as a Biologist, color of the skin does not define an individual’s… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Many a parent, sad to say, has used their child as an opportunity for them, the parent, to do, through their child,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I became part of a drag family, which is where I got part of my last name, Davenport, from. I got the… — Sahara Davenport Copy Share Image
It's depressing to see blacks wanting to dive into the mainstream of American commercial life. They come from a magnificent African culture… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I'm Nigerian. I'm African. I have a lot to say. Apart from what I say, though, is the feeling. People can relate… — Burna Boy Copy Share Image
“Millions of business people are each constantly forced to choose between their desire to not be a bad person and their desire… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I relate to both my Caucasian side and my African side, and I love that. — Annie Ilonzeh Copy Share Image
I know exactly what I will do. I will go and work with the Congress of South African Students. — Kgalema Motlanthe Copy Share Image
By 1960, the South Africans knew that they were becoming a pariah state. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“He knew my African tendency to approach things by running in circles around them.” — Stephen Lungu Copy Share Image
The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. — Charlayne Hunter-Gault Copy Share Image
“Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
In my music, my plays, my films, I want to carry always this central idea: to be African. — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
I'm African-American by my culture, not by my color. Race does not exist. — Terry Crews Copy Share Image
I'm rapping in English but in an African way. I'm not trying to sound like an American. — Emmanuel Jal Copy Share Image
“Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
