“More often than not, an inspirational or motivational speaker is someone who makes money from telling us that we can do all… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“...anyone still attempting to argue that Ebonics is a problem for black students or that it is somehow connected to a lack… — Adam J. Banks Copy Share Image
A way to make new music is to imagine looking back at the past from a future and imagine music that could… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
“Not a few millions of parents strongly hope that their own children will step in by instantly becoming their own parents’ foster… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I read mostly Irish, African, Japanese, South American, and African writers. You can count on Scandinavian literature for a certain kind of… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in… — Malcolm D. Lee Copy Share Image
“Some of us were brought into this troubled world primarily or only to increase our fathers’ chances of not being left by… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution… — Omar Bongo Copy Share Image
And when the time is right, I hope that African Americans will again look to the party of emancipation, civil liberty, and… — Rand Paul 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
Many people believe that determining who is 'black' is rather easy, a task simplified by the administration of the one-drop rule. Under… — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
I learned about Chinese ceramics and African sculptures, I aired my scanty knowledge of the French Impressionists, and I prospered. — Bruce Chatwin Copy Share Image
“Some people are each holding on to a lover of theirs who no longer loves them and/or who they no longer love,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana 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
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
“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
My parents met in Kenya. My father is African, is Kenyan. The Kenyan side of my family was involved in the anti-colonial… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
The average person on welfare can't afford fresh fruits and vegetables. But in my recipe, you're allowed to use vegetables out of… — Coolio Copy Share Image
At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion that the struggle in South Africa is under the influence of foreigners… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
My sister is a good story of resiliency. She had a full ride at UC Davis, but she left school to go… — Chili Davis Copy Share Image
“Many if not most slaves would have each readily jumped, and many if not most slaves would each readily jump, at the… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
