America Quote by Nipsey Hussle

As I got older, my pops tried to keep me involved with the culture by telling me the stories of the conflict between Ethiopia…

— Nipsey Hussle

As little boys, my brother and I used to spend hours with my grandmother, asking her about the details of how she came to…

— Bryce Dessner

My mom is American, so I was raised in her household in my formative years.

— Nipsey Hussle

There are lots of stories about my culture that I think bring a whole other perspective to who we are and where we have…

— Joe Morton

My mom is African-American, Native-American, Irish, and Creole, and my father is of Jewish, Russian, and Polish descent. It's made me who I am.…

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

My parents' story is the story of many families immigrating to the United States today, and the story of so many who came before…

— Karine Jean-Pierre

I grew up in a storytelling culture, a tribal culture, but also in an American storytelling culture.

— Sherman Alexie

I'm from a very politically and socially conscious family. My mother always made a point of making us look at what was going on…

— Dave Matthews

I grew up in a culturally different household.

— Mena Massoud

My grandparents bowed to the Americans and sought to learn from them. My parents sought to be them.

— Alex Tizon

I usually make sure that my stories are from Africa or my own background so as to highlight the cultural background at the same…

— Buchi Emecheta

My family was very engaged in the world around us. My father was an African Methodist Episcopal minister and an immigrant from Panama. He…

— Gwen Ifill