African american Quote by Sister Souljah

You remind me of Christopher Columbus in that you're always discovering things people knew about years ago.

— Anonymous

Even the notion that, you know,[Bill] Clinton was the black president strikes me as the greatest irony of all times.

— Henry Giroux

We know nothing about Africa, although our roots are there in terms of our forbearers. But I mean as far as the average Negro…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“You're like Christopher Columbus. You discovered something millions of people did before you.”

— Lisa Simpson

Not only did I always know I was black, I always knew we were and are beautiful, culturally rich, and creators of everything from…

— Angela Rye

I knew Thomas Jefferson. He was a friend of mine. And believe me, you are no Thomas Jefferson. (at 1992 Republican party convention, referring…

— Ronald Reagan

I didn't have much, but I was always happy to share what I did have. It seemed like every African that came to New…

— Miriam Makeba

A black President? Now come on y'all, we got Clinton, that's close. He got negro tendencies.

— Chris Tucker

The first time I met Bill Clinton was actually 1988.

— Dee Dee Myers

At least black people knew when they were slaves; you remain clueless.

— Doug Stanhope

I met Bill Clinton; he's a very nice guy. Yeah, Bill Clinton's cool.

— Ed Sheeran

No one heard about Bill Clinton on his first trip to New Hampshire. I showed Mike Huckabee around the state years before he ran,…

— Bob Ehrlich