Afro Quotes

44 quotes by 33 authors

The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense. — Ida B. Wells
The South resented giving the Afro-American his freedom, the ballot box and the Civil Rights Law. — Ida B. Wells
My work sometimes can be abstract and appear not to have a direct relationship to Afro-American concerns, but, in fact, it is based on that. — Donald Byrd
I've had every haircut you could possibly imagine: mullet, tail, dreadlocks, afro, crew cut. It's always been an expression of who I am. — Marc Forgione
I was the only black girl at my junior high school. I had an afro, a Jamaican accent, I looked really old. — Grace Jones
When we say Afro American, we include everyone in the Western Hemisphere of African descent. South America is America. Central America is America. South America… — Malcolm X
If you are serious about American culture and you are serious about Afro-American culture, you are in a lot of pain. You are not -… — Wynton Marsalis
Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so. — Ida B. Wells
Even his hair was biggerâ€”a massive globe of blue-black frizz so thick that his lobster-claw horns appeared to be drowning as they tried to swim… — Rick Riordan
Afro-Caribbean influences are in me as a creative being the same way Spanish influences were in Picasso's work. I think the notion of labels -… — Garth Fagan
Who I was was not acceptable to black L.A. youth: the way I spoke and my sense of humor. Everybody else had relaxers and pressed… — Issa Rae
Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. Remember, he was a chocolate, cherubic-faced genius with an African American halo.… — Michael Eric Dyson
When I was 12 years old, I went to Natchitoches, La.; it was summer vacation with my family. We visited a plantation, Melrose. And I… — Robert Wilson
I grew up in a house full of music. Everything from reggae and afro-beat to Zook and pop. — Estelle
Now is the time for Afro-realism: for sound policies based on honest data, aimed at delivering results. — Mo Ibrahim
The Afro-American is thus the backbone of the South. — Ida B. Wells
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Afro Angel, born against the world You don't have to sell your soul and throw away your pride Afro Angel, sent from heaven above Never… — Will Smith
People ask me, do I blame Hollywood or my parents? No I dont blame my parents. It had nothing to do with them. I created… — Nicole Richie
We all have haters, like it or not HATERS are always gonna hate. Some people see you and they wanna be you, some see themselves… — Drusila T

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