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African Quotes

I read mostly Irish, African, Japanese, South American, and African writers. You can count on Scandinavian literature for a certain kind of darkness, a modern mythic style Picture Quote #1

My CD collection has a lot of world music - lots of Indian, African, Portuguese, Greek, Italian music. Because of my husband, a lot of jazz, too Picture Quote #1

Educational opportunities have supported the rise of the African middle class, the professional cadre of young people who are now willing and able to contribute to Africa’s future prosperity Picture Quote #1

An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared; it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution Picture Quote #1

First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that Picture Quote #1

I don’t think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships Picture Quote #1

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I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weight of a racism that crushes my spirit Picture Quote #1

I was able to do To Sleep with Anger, a very powerful film about African Americans, their spirituality, and the things that happened within a small community and a family Picture Quote #1

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations Picture Quote #1

Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed Picture Quote #1

The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as far as African Americans are concerned, really turned me on to The Best Man Picture Quote #1

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity Picture Quote #1

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This is the place where anybody - like an African American kid raised by a single mom - can be president Picture Quote #1

Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time Picture Quote #1

African Americans have always known that a little bit of paranoia was healthy for us Picture Quote #1

Eight generations of African - Americans are still waiting to achieve their rights - compensation and restitution for the hundreds of years during which they were bought and sold on the market Picture Quote #1

As much as everyone wants to downplay racism, it exists. There’s a great mistrust among some African - Americans of white people Picture Quote #1

My parents met in Kenya. My father is African, is Kenyan. The Kenyan side of my family was involved in the anti-colonial movement Picture Quote #1

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We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism Picture Quote #1

We pride ourselves as being top, really, on the African ladder... We feel that we have actually been advancing rather than going backwards Picture Quote #1

If I can join hands with FIFA and other continental bodies to promote football globally, then I can do more than that to raise African football to new heights Picture Quote #1

There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don’t understand what an Indigenous American is. We don’t understand what a Latino American is Picture Quote #1

There is an Islamic population in France, most of which comes from the North African countries Picture Quote #1

Many South African tribes used extracts from the African bush willow to heal the sick Picture Quote #1

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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian Picture Quote #1

To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way Picture Quote #1

What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a particular culture that is African in origin, but influenced by 250 years of slavery, as well as other forms of racial oppression Picture Quote #1

I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe Picture Quote #1

According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world Picture Quote #1

Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans Picture Quote #1

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I read mostly Irish, African, Japanese, South American, and African writers. You can count on Scandinavian literature for a certain kind of darkness, a modern mythic style (African Quotes) My CD collection has a lot of world music - lots of Indian, African, Portuguese, Greek, Italian music. Because of my husband, a lot of jazz, too (African Quotes) Educational opportunities have supported the rise of the African middle class, the professional cadre of young people who are now willing and able to contribute to Africa’s future prosperity (African Quotes) An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared; it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution (African Quotes) First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that (African Quotes) I don’t think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships (African Quotes) I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weight of a racism that crushes my spirit (African Quotes) I was able to do To Sleep with Anger, a very powerful film about African Americans, their spirituality, and the things that happened within a small community and a family (African Quotes) Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations (African Quotes) Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed (African Quotes) The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as far as African Americans are concerned, really turned me on to The Best Man (African Quotes) The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity (African Quotes) This is the place where anybody - like an African American kid raised by a single mom - can be president (African Quotes) Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time (African Quotes) African Americans have always known that a little bit of paranoia was healthy for us (African Quotes) Eight generations of African - Americans are still waiting to achieve their rights - compensation and restitution for the hundreds of years during which they were bought and sold on the market (African Quotes) As much as everyone wants to downplay racism, it exists. There’s a great mistrust among some African - Americans of white people (African Quotes) My parents met in Kenya. My father is African, is Kenyan. The Kenyan side of my family was involved in the anti-colonial movement (African Quotes) We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism (African Quotes) We pride ourselves as being top, really, on the African ladder... We feel that we have actually been advancing rather than going backwards (African Quotes) If I can join hands with FIFA and other continental bodies to promote football globally, then I can do more than that to raise African football to new heights (African Quotes) There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don’t understand what an Indigenous American is. We don’t understand what a Latino American is (African Quotes) There is an Islamic population in France, most of which comes from the North African countries (African Quotes) Many South African tribes used extracts from the African bush willow to heal the sick (African Quotes) For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian (African Quotes) To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way (African Quotes) What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a particular culture that is African in origin, but influenced by 250 years of slavery, as well as other forms of racial oppression (African Quotes) I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe (African Quotes) According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world (African Quotes) Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans (African Quotes)

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