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934 African quotes by 620 unique authors

Epidemics historically have tended to kill the very young and the very old, but AIDS is different: Those ages 20 to 40 are most affected,… — Marvin Olasky
Americans of faith should try as hard to save the lives of African women as the lives of unborn fetuses. — Nicholas D. Kristof
Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about Africans who are poor, rural and female — Nicholas D. Kristof
The most beautiful women in the world were African. — Martin Cruz Smith
The blacks, those magnificent examples of the African race who have maintained their racial purity thanks to their lack of an affinity with bathing, have… — Che Guevara
The blacks, those magnificent examples of the African race who have conserved their racial purity by a lack of affinity with washing, have seen their… — Che Guevara
Africa can and will only advance through African integration, which can be realized through the Federal United States of Africa — Cheikh Anta Diop
Ancient Egypt was a Negro Civilization. The history of Black Africa will remain suspended in air and cannot be written correctly until African historians dare… — Cheikh Anta Diop
Because the mask is your face, the face is a mask, so I'm thinking of the face as a mask because of the way I… — Faith Ringgold
I had this idea that I wanted to do this mixture of visions of African American women and visions of African American men. And call… — Faith Ringgold
My first novel, Leaving Atlanta, took at look at my hometown in the late 1970s, when the city was terrorized by a serial murderer that… — Tayari Jones
What comes forth from you as an artist cannot be controlled. But you have responsibilities as a global citizen. Your history dictates your duty. And… — August Wilson
Now that Mandela has been released from prison we can all admit what has been apparent, that he is not a Tembu tribesman, in fact… — Auberon Waugh
I know I’m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but I’m not a jazz musician. I’m not a classical musician, either. My… — Anthony Braxton
I suggest that Black feminist thought consists of specialised knowledge created by African-American women which clarifies a standpoint of and for Black women. In other… — Patricia Hill Collins
The potential significance of Black feminist thought goes far beyond demonstrating that African-American women can be theorists. Like Black feminist practice, which it reflects and… — Patricia Hill Collins
An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in… — William Labov
We’ve gone through the names—Negro, African American, African, Black. For me that’s an indication of a people still trying to find their identity. Who determines… — Spike Lee
As a race, the African is inferior to the white man. Subordination to the white man is his normal condition. He is not his equal… — Alexander H. Stephens
Bill Clinton is like a lot of white politicians. They eat soul food, they party with black women, they play the saxophone, but when it… — Sister Souljah
Once my loved one accepted the diagnosis, healing began for the entire family, but it took too long. It took years. Can't we, as a… — Bebe Moore Campbell
People of color, particularly African Americans, feel the stigma more keenly. In a race-conscious society, some don't want to be perceived as having yet another… — Bebe Moore Campbell
I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics. — Debi Thomas
The South African native is probably the one impossible person to train in the entire world; he is probably impossible by any human standard. — L. Ron Hubbard
Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea — Mick Taylor

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