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One of the things that made the Black Muslim movement grow was its emphasis upon things African. This was the secret to the growth of… — Malcolm X
Twenty-two million African-Americans - that's what we are - Africans who are in America. — Malcolm X
In my recent travels into African countries and others, I was impressed by the importance of having a working unity among all peoples, black as… — Malcolm X
During the past eleven days here in the Muslim world, I have eaten from the same plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept on… — Malcolm X
When the white man came to Africa, the white man had the Bible and the African had the land, but now it is the white… — James A. Baldwin
New Orleans had a great tradition of celebration. Opera, military marching bands, folk music, the blues, different types of church music, ragtime, echoes of traditional… — Wynton Marsalis
The African is not 'Communistic' in his thinking; he is -- if I may coin an expression - 'communitary'. — Julius Nyerere
African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing. — Jefferson Davis
I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic for African leaders… — Nelson Mandela
It's been obvious that [Republicans]'re doing everything they can to make [Obama] fail. And I hope, I hope - and I say this seriously -… — Harry Reid
How did the party that elected the first black U.S. senator, the party that elected the first 20 African American congressmen, become a party that… — Rand Paul
To achieve a Green Revolution, African farmers, must have access to land and security of tenure. They also need access to markets, technology and improved… — Ban Ki-moon
There are different kinds of justice. Retributive justice is largely Western. The African underTutustanding is far more restorative - not so much to punish as… — Desmond Tutu
Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of the Kikuyu carried a staff… — Wangari Maathai
I stand before you and the world humbled by this recognition and uplifted by the honour of being the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As the… — Wangari Maathai
When I went back home, I was constantly being reminded, I'm an African woman, and so there are certain things I shouldn't do, certain ambitions… — Wangari Maathai
If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer of Darfur from spreading further, which means working with France… — Nicholas D. Kristof
I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my life; I fight now, and will do so until the… — Nelson Mandela
(Harry Reid) was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as… — Harry Reid
I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man. — Joe Biden
The whites were really brutishly ignorant, blitheringly, so they killed people sometimes - just came into the African-American community and maimed people because they didn't… — Maya Angelou
Asian Homo erectus died without issue and does not enter our immediate ancestry (for we evolved from African populations); Neanderthal people were collateral cousins, perhaps… — Stephen Jay Gould
I am a fierce supporter of domestic-partnership and civil-union laws. I am not a supporter of gay marriage as it has been thrown about, primarily… — Barack Obama
[According to Twitter] 24 percent of American Twitter users are African-American. That's about twice as high as African-Americans are represented in the population. — Ethan Zuckerman
This was the first Memorial Day [Monday, May 1st, 1865]. African Americans invented Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina. What you have there is Black… — David W. Blight

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