668 Quotes About African

  • Author Joe Matthews
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    We recommend that a moratorium on the purchase and sale of South African land to non-citizens be imposed with immediate effect, as an interim measure until appropriate legislation has been promulgated.

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  • Author Jonathan Moyo
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    You know, you find in him the lasting connection between the struggle which the African fought to liberate themselves and the African way into the future, especially now as they are struggling for economic emancipation.

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  • Author Kandyse McClure
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    The very first role I ever played was as a 17-year old South African girl who dreamed of being a star and left home to meet her mother in the big city so that she could pursue that dream. I left South Africa and met my mother in Vancouver and not long after that was given the opportunity to perform on the stage and have people chant my name.

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  • Author Kimberly Morgan
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    For a lot of African American women, it's very affirming to come to this show. You finally see yourself for an hour and a half and it's in a positive light. And you're not the sex object or the mammy, you know, that there's a gamut.

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  • Author Lamell McMorris
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    Clearly, looking at the 2004 presidential election the issue of same-sex marriage resonated with African Americans.

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  • Author Laura Mvula
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    I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.

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  • Author M.I.A.
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    Nike is the uniform for kids all over the world, and African design has been killed by Nike. Africans no longer want to wear their own designs.

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  • Author Manuel Miranda
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    I think the president is going to have to nominate a woman or Hispanic or an African American, and that probably the situation (with Hurricane Katrina) is such that an elevation makes good sense now.

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