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African Quotes

Most African Americans, especially the men and women from my generation, would accept the nationalist gambit that says only European Americans can be racists, which is an interesting gambit Picture Quote #1

I have strong views about South African politics and I still don’t feel I need to make public statements Picture Quote #1

Indians were here first - it’s about time. We’re way behind the African Americans and Hispanic Americans in getting politically involved, but we’re beginning to take a page out of their notebook Picture Quote #1

Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice Picture Quote #1

As an African American actress there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can walk through. I hope that I can have that impact Picture Quote #1

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 innocuous, some of it’s invisible. It’s there Picture Quote #1

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People think if you describe someone with glistening brown skin you’re writing about race, as if the whole of the African diaspora is in someone’s brown skin Picture Quote #1

I’m African American, I’m a lot of other things, a musician and an artist. But that woman part holds the most pain for me. And therefore, obviously, the most lessons Picture Quote #1

My grandfather is Portuguese. He betrayed what was expected of him and married my grandmother of African descent on my father’s side Picture Quote #1

I sometimes wish I were African American because people don’t bash them afterward. It’s the hardest to be a woman Picture Quote #1

I think we all have a piece of wild in us that we want to protect. It was a very organic choice for me to support African Wildlife Foundation Picture Quote #1

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I was against impunity when it comes to human rights violations. But many of us African leaders now want to leave the Rome Statute as soon as possible because of this Western arrogance Picture Quote #1

I’m not offended if you call me an African American. I prefer a black American Picture Quote #1

I was very fortunate to be able to represent an icon to many African Americans Picture Quote #1

Every day in America, African Americans are reminded of their race in ways large and small. Every day Picture Quote #1

I’d like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody Picture Quote #1

In my music, my plays, my films, I want to carry always this central idea: to be African Picture Quote #1

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Americans will be amazed to find ho many of the modern dance steps are relics of the African heritage Picture Quote #1

Many of the African musicians are well-schooled and well-versed...what they do takes a high level of musicianship Picture Quote #1

Everyone says we have our first African American president. Has there ever been a Jewish president? An Italian president? They don’t say a damn thing about that. You think we’re still fighting the Civil War or something. If you want to mention it in passing, OK. But don’t dwell on it Picture Quote #1

Women in Africa are really the pillar of the society, are the most productive segment of society, actually. Women do kids. Women do cooking. Women doing everything. And yet, their position in society is totally unacceptable. And the way African men treat African women is total unacceptable Picture Quote #1

In the early 1970s in Atlanta, I attended what had formerly been an all-white school but had become a black school after integration and white flight. Perhaps because of this, the teachers created a curriculum that included a focus on African American literature and history year-round, not just in February Picture Quote #1

African Americans know about racism, but I don’t think we really know the causes. I decided it’s first of all a family problem Picture Quote #1

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During the Great Depression, African Americans were faced with problems that were not unlike those experienced by the most disadvantaged groups in society. The Great Depression had a leveling effect, and all groups really experienced hard times: poor whites, poor blacks Picture Quote #1

Haiti was founded by African slaves who rose against their European masters, had a revolution, and created a new state. There is no other such event in Western history Picture Quote #1

Let me be very blunt: the heterosexual transmission of AIDS is, in Africa, a function of truly pathological promiscuity. So this is really a violence issue - not the same violence we deal with in Boston, where teenagers stab and shoot each other, but the violence of African men who are killing themselves, and killing African women and children, with pathological promiscuity Picture Quote #1

So in Jamaica it is the aim of everybody to talk English, act English and look English. And that last specification is where the greatest difficulties arise. It is not so difficult to put a coat of European culture over African culture, but it is next to impossible to lay a European face over an African face in the same generation Picture Quote #1

I say ‘Merry Christmas’ to people I don’t know, or to people I know are Christians. I say ‘Happy Hanukkah’ to people I know to be or suspect to be Jewish. And I don’t say ‘Happy Kwanzaa,’ because I think African Americans get enough insults all year round Picture Quote #1

I am a colored woman or a Negro woman. Either one is OK. People dislike those words now. Today these use this term African American. It wouldn’t occur to me to use that. I prefer to think of myself as an American, that’s all! Picture Quote #1

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Most African Americans, especially the men and women from my generation, would accept the nationalist gambit that says only European Americans can be racists, which is an interesting gambit (African Quotes) I have strong views about South African politics and I still don’t feel I need to make public statements (African Quotes) Indians were here first - it’s about time. We’re way behind the African Americans and Hispanic Americans in getting politically involved, but we’re beginning to take a page out of their notebook (African Quotes) Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice (African Quotes) As an African American actress there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can walk through. I hope that I can have that impact (African Quotes) 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 innocuous, some of it’s invisible. It’s there (African Quotes) What is most important is that the brand African cinema is going beyond African cinema (African Quotes) People think if you describe someone with glistening brown skin you’re writing about race, as if the whole of the African diaspora is in someone’s brown skin (African Quotes) I’m African American, I’m a lot of other things, a musician and an artist. But that woman part holds the most pain for me. And therefore, obviously, the most lessons (African Quotes) My grandfather is Portuguese. He betrayed what was expected of him and married my grandmother of African descent on my father’s side (African Quotes) I sometimes wish I were African American because people don’t bash them afterward. It’s the hardest to be a woman (African Quotes) I think we all have a piece of wild in us that we want to protect. It was a very organic choice for me to support African Wildlife Foundation (African Quotes) I was against impunity when it comes to human rights violations. But many of us African leaders now want to leave the Rome Statute as soon as possible because of this Western arrogance (African Quotes) I’m not offended if you call me an African American. I prefer a black American (African Quotes) I was very fortunate to be able to represent an icon to many African Americans (African Quotes) Every day in America, African Americans are reminded of their race in ways large and small. Every day (African Quotes) I’d like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody (African Quotes) In my music, my plays, my films, I want to carry always this central idea: to be African (African Quotes) Americans will be amazed to find ho many of the modern dance steps are relics of the African heritage (African Quotes) Many of the African musicians are well-schooled and well-versed...what they do takes a high level of musicianship (African Quotes) Everyone says we have our first African American president. Has there ever been a Jewish president? An Italian president? They don’t say a damn thing about that. You think we’re still fighting the Civil War or something. If you want to mention it in passing, OK. But don’t dwell on it (African Quotes) Women in Africa are really the pillar of the society, are the most productive segment of society, actually. Women do kids. Women do cooking. Women doing everything. And yet, their position in society is totally unacceptable. And the way African men treat African women is total unacceptable (African Quotes) In the early 1970s in Atlanta, I attended what had formerly been an all-white school but had become a black school after integration and white flight. Perhaps because of this, the teachers created a curriculum that included a focus on African American literature and history year-round, not just in February (African Quotes) African Americans know about racism, but I don’t think we really know the causes. I decided it’s first of all a family problem (African Quotes) During the Great Depression, African Americans were faced with problems that were not unlike those experienced by the most disadvantaged groups in society. The Great Depression had a leveling effect, and all groups really experienced hard times: poor whites, poor blacks (African Quotes) Haiti was founded by African slaves who rose against their European masters, had a revolution, and created a new state. There is no other such event in Western history (African Quotes) Let me be very blunt: the heterosexual transmission of AIDS is, in Africa, a function of truly pathological promiscuity. So this is really a violence issue - not the same violence we deal with in Boston, where teenagers stab and shoot each other, but the violence of African men who are killing themselves, and killing African women and children, with pathological promiscuity (African Quotes) So in Jamaica it is the aim of everybody to talk English, act English and look English. And that last specification is where the greatest difficulties arise. It is not so difficult to put a coat of European culture over African culture, but it is next to impossible to lay a European face over an African face in the same generation (African Quotes) I say ‘Merry Christmas’ to people I don’t know, or to people I know are Christians. I say ‘Happy Hanukkah’ to people I know to be or suspect to be Jewish. And I don’t say ‘Happy Kwanzaa,’ because I think African Americans get enough insults all year round (African Quotes) I am a colored woman or a Negro woman. Either one is OK. People dislike those words now. Today these use this term African American. It wouldn’t occur to me to use that. I prefer to think of myself as an American, that’s all! (African Quotes)

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