Africa Quote by Malachi Kirby

I changed my name when we became aware of the African revolution and the whole question of our African roots.

— Amiri Baraka

I'm first generation American, and my parents were both from Nigeria. And so I always say that I'm literally an African American. So my…

— Terry Gross

Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea

— Mick Taylor

My African roots made me what I am today. They're the reason I exist at all.

— Junot Diaz

When I was born, my dad and my mom gave me names, but in Africa, when your child is born, especially close family members…

— Dikembe Mutombo

I became part of a drag family, which is where I got part of my last name, Davenport, from. I got the name Sahara…

— Sahara Davenport

My mother's last name, maiden name is Hogue. She is Cherokee and African. My grandfather, Dave Hogue, owned 300 acres of land in Marion,…

— Mathew Knowles

My roots are African. The birds I remember, the fruits I ate, the trees I climbed, they're African.

— Teresa Heinz

My full name is Olatunde Olateju Olaolorun Fagbenle. I was named after my grandfather. It's Yoruba, which is, like, southern Nigeria.

— O. T. Fagbenle

In Kenya, the family name comes last and I like to use my family name on my jersey.

— Victor Wanyama

Kunta Kinte's strength derives from the knowledge of where he comes from, but it struck me that I don't know where I come from.…

— Malachi Kirby

My knowledge of my ancestry, like a lot of black people not living in Africa today, is very vague.

— Malachi Kirby