America Quote by Amiri Baraka

The Afro-American experience is the only real culture that America has. Basically, every American tries to walk, talk, dress and behave like African Americans.

— Anonymous

African American culture is American culture.

— Salim Akil

I think there's a lot of things that occur within the African-American community, that we would prefer to stay within the African-American community -…

— Gabrielle Union

African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing audience, but…

— Malcolm-Jamal Warner

A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's…

— Wangechi Mutu

However, research in the years that followed found that in many of its important features, African American Vernacular English was becoming not less, but…

— William Labov

I do think, however, that there's a very diverse point of view in the African-American community. There's a lot of different voices that need…

— J. C. Watts

My writing is definitely influenced by and speaks to African-Americans because that is who I am. I'm black. I'm a black woman. I'm a…

— Michelle Singletary

We're all African-American, so we're all influenced by each other.

— Malaak Shabazz

From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our…

— Bill Frist

From politics and business to music and food to culture, African-Americans have helped to shape our state's colourful past and its future.

— Mary Landrieu

This African American Vernacular English shares most of its grammar and vocabulary with other dialects of English. But it is distinct in many ways,…

— William Labov