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Read through the most famous quotes by topic #africa




Gradually the mist had lifted, and the sun burst forth, a ball of fire radiating the sky with unnaturally incandescent hues. Coral was reminded of the strident brushwork and wild colours of the Fauvist paintings that filled her mother's gallery, which Coral had always loved. The scene was now set for the show to begin: the drama in which the broad, breath-taking landscapes of Africa were the stage and the animals the actors.


Hannah Fielding


#love #romance #love

The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife, -- this longing to attain self-conscious manhood, to merge his double self into a better and truer self. In this merging he wishes neither of the older selves to be lost... He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American...


W.E.B. Du Bois


#dubois #identity #pragmatism #progress #progress

In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.


Desmond Tutu


#africa #apartheid #around #corporate #could

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems.


Desmond Tutu


#africa #cheap #doing #favor #get

The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.


Dave Barry


#african-american #american men #giant #heads #like

The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single Negro boy or girl without a chance to prove his worth.


Mary McLeod Bethune


#beat #boy #chance #drums #girl

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.


Richard Branson


#africa #balance #better #big #enjoy

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.


Anthony Braxton


#african #african americans #especially #european #generation

Since Bush has been in office, African-American women have fallen behind in terms of income and wages.


Donna Brazile


#african-american women #american women #been #behind #bush

But now I'm getting that spiritual motivation to visit Africa.


Dennis Brown


#getting #i #motivation #now #spiritual






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