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African People Quotes & Sayings

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I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me. — Floyd Mayweather Jr.

I feel like we need to make new superheroes, African-American superheroes, that people would accept. — Terry Crews

I love writing for other actors, women of African descent and people who are generally underrepresented. — Danai Gurira

People identify with me - everyone does - African American women, Caucasian women, they all identify with me because I'm ethnic. — Janice Dickinson

A lot of people refuse to do things ... — Nikki Giovanni

People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African American. They're not us. They're impostors, — Torii Hunter

All through the ages the African people have made efforts to deliver themselves from oppressive forces. — Wangari Maathai

I am a descendent of a whole bunch of Black folk who couldn't be broken. — Darnell Lamont Walker

Nigerian nun Bernadette Duru says the African church hierarchy is indifferent to people in rural areas. — Sylvia Poggioli

They say African Americans. I say black people. I've only been to Africa once. I've been in America all my life! — Herman Cain

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same. — Henry Louis Gates

Many African people are smarter than me - kids who could have been better. I have no claim for genius. — Mo Ibrahim

They made you an Amendment and convinced you it meant 'American. — Darnell Lamont Walker

Nothing prepares you for hiring a person whose only contribution to the workforce will be killing people! — Taona Dumisani Chiveneko

The people who suffer in the Obama economy have been young people, African Americans, Hispanics, single moms. — Ted Cruz

We have more people in jail than any other country in Earth, disproportionately Latino and African-American. — Bernie Sanders

Black bodies have become ornamental, haven't they? — Darnell Lamont Walker

You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they - they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to. — Cam Newton

Slavery is a sin when whites were put to the yoke, but not the African. All men are created equal, unless we decide you are not a man. — Colson Whitehead

It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default. — Janelle Monae

Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks human resources. — Philip Emeagwali

I always root for the black man, like penance for something I had not part in creating. — J.M. August

Black(people) hold onto their God just as the drunken man holds on to the street lamp post - for physical support only. — Tai Solarin

Whenever a word 'nigga' is spoken, It's always followed by the same question, Can white people say nigger ?
and the correct answer is Not really. — Auliq A

America's put American Black Folks in such a bad position, empty plates and glasses now get us full. — Darnell Lamont Walker

There is something immensely scary about putting yourself out there for people to love or hate you, fan or pan you, review or screw you. — L.V. Lewis

I don't think people have been able to deal with the fact that African American filmmakers can make movies about life and relationships. — Tim Robbins

Most people can't tell if I'm European, Asian, African or American. Isn't it good to know my ancestors weren't racist motherfuckers? — Daniel Marques

I love the fact that a lot of my audience is people from the inner city. African-Americans love my films. — Wes Craven

Just like "All American" means "White," "All Lives" means "White. — Darnell Lamont Walker

What a mighty nation, we will be, if we encourage one another? — Lailah Gifty Akita

May I suggest that people in many African countries could be suffering from donation fatigue? — Nicky Oppenheimer

The multitude was a frothing octopus, pulsating anthropomorphically over the church steps. — Ondjaki

I am an African. I am white. I, in my humble way, and others in their much more brave way, have earned that right. — Nadine Gordimer

Most people surrendered fairy tale hopes in exchange for cookie cutter lives — Roy L. Pickering Jr.

The Dr. King holiday is not just for black people, African-Americans or people of African descent. — LZ Granderson

Unite all people of African ancestry of the world to one great body to establish a country and absolute government of their own. — Marcus Garvey

People in power will lie to keep it. Honesty doesn't make you less human. — Henry Johnson Jr

I'd be happy if people said that I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music. — Ahmet Ertegun

One in four sub-Saharan Africans is Nigerian, and it has 140 million dynamic people - chaotic people - but very interesting people. — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Improving Africa's farming sector would have multiple positive outcomes for African people. — Richard Attias

PEOPLE DIE
THEIR ENERGY DON'T! — Qwana M. BabyGirl Reynolds-Frasier

Live life to the fullest and never forget the people that supported you along the way. — Dorothy W. Cosey

I hate white people writing for black people; it's so offensive. So we go out and look specifically for African-American voices. — Lee Daniels

You are growing into consciousness, and my wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia. — George Ayittey

A people without the knowledge of ... — Marcus Garvey

The Stroke Association has produced leaflets that set out clearly the health risks associated with stroke that African-Caribbean people face. — Linford Christie

African people worldwide are known to be welcoming and open-minded. — Jill Scott

I sometimes wish I were African American because people don't bash them afterward. It's the hardest to be a woman. — Julie Delpy

I think a lot of people have a problem with the fact that I've adopted an African child, a child who has a different color skin than I do. — Madonna Ciccone

Thank God for good genes and cocoa butter! — Habeeb Akande

Black people are either threats or entertainment. — Darnell Lamont Walker

I have a long history in fighting for civil rights. I understand that many people in the African-American community may not understand that. — Bernie Sanders

My foundation was created so I can find a way to improve the living conditions of my people in the African continent, not just in Congo. — Dikembe Mutombo

African tribes sold their people to us," he replied. "I wouldn't defend slavery, if I were in your shoes." I said. — Mohamedou Ould Slahi

As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us. — Pearl Cleage

People can graduate from beauty school and know everything about white hair and nothing about African-American hair. — Tracie Thoms

South Africans are caring, compassionate and loving people. — Patrice Motsepe

He doesn't tell Aunt Fostalina she looks good, like I've heard other people do; he tells her she looks like sunrise. — NoViolet Bulawayo

First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that. — Carlos Santana

For African-American people, I am in the business of inventing a reality that gives a different perspective - on history, on crime, on art, on love. — John Edgar Wideman

I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female. — Queen Latifah

I tell people I'm too stupid to ... — Debi Thomas

Football gives the African people hope, a true motivation for their life. — Marcel Desailly

I want to make sure we have elected people constantly looking at helping the African-American community. — Mark Kirk

African people need to stop shouting 'nationtime' until they are clear about the responsibilities of running a nation. — John Henrik Clarke

They tried to get me to hate white people, but someone would always come along & spoil it. — Thelonious Monk

The African people and tribal chiefs are hospitable, and African music and dances are invigorating. — Li Keqiang

I stay connected in my head. I'm spiritually and psychologically connected to African-Americans. They are my people, and that will never change. — Assata Shakur