“Although they probably know that some children were used and some children are used as miners, most adults are ignorant of the… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I make up cassettes all the time - to take on the road with me - a song from this album, a… — Robert Palmer Copy Share Image
I don't do stuff to be a star. I do it because I feel it's important for kids, African American kids, to… — Matt Kemp Copy Share Image
What I find problematic is the suggestion that when, say, Madonna adopts an African child, she is saving Africa. It's not that… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“You can no longer see or identify yourself solely as a member of a tribe, but as a citizen of a nation… — idowu koyenikan 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
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
“More often than not, expecting to lose weight without first losing the diet that made the weight loss necessary is like expecting… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Every intelligent person whose life has been passed in a slaveholding State, and who has carefully observed the character and capacity of… — Roger B. Taney 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
The African Development Bank is one of the most aggressive advocates of regional integration. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
The perception of linked fate and that feeling of being always on the spot as a representative of the race, at least… — Randall Kennedy 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'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
“Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I just had a normal African childhood; we played football a lot, but it was always in the street and always without… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it's like you can hear, you know, the slaves… — Nas Copy Share Image
“The last time everyone loved or at least liked everyone was when the world had a population of about 4.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana 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
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
The only violence was when these so-called 'freedom fighters' terrorized the poor Africans in the villages... They were told what to do… — Ian Smith Copy Share Image
I come from a world where the word 'trauma' doesn't exist, because we are too poor. I didn't have an easy life… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, Brandy was TV star, reality star, a pop star, a Cover girl, Grammy winner, had her own… — Niecy Nash Copy Share Image
