Media Quote by Ory Okolloh

African narratives in the West, they proliferate. I really don't care anymore. I'm more interested in the stories we tell about ourselves - how,…

— Chris Abani

Unfortunatelymost westerners form their opinions of Africa based on the reporting and news in their own countries

— Louise Mushikiwabo

A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's…

— Wangechi Mutu

My biggest obsession is to show Africans and the world who the people of Africa really are,

— Hugh Masekela

My passion is more about bringing the stories out from the African continent mixed with the West.

— Djimon Hounsou

“The real problem with us Africans is our inability to recognize the saviors among us Being confident is often confused with proudness The West…

— Peter Ojo

Americans' perceptions of Africa remain rooted in troubling stereotypes of helplessness and perpetual crisis.

— John Prendergast

Every time a Hollywood director shoots a film about Africa that features a Western protagonist, I shake my head - because Africans, real people…

— Uzodinma Iweala

It's important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators…

— Henry Louis Gates

Africa is always only portrayed as a continent of suffering, but most figures are vastly exaggerated.

— James Shikwati

I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream.…

— Malcolm D. Lee

Westerners have aggressive problem-solving minds; Africans experience people.

— Kenneth Kaunda