#african

Jamestown changed the world in many ways, but perhaps it shaped our nation most profoundly the day Africans arrived. I can't think of a more relevant place to talk about the issues facing our community today than the place where African culture became American culture. ↗

— Tavis Smiley

#african #american #american culture #arrived #became

I'm proud to be an American. I'm proud to be an African American in America. I've had some interesting experiences: some great, some not so great, but I love it here. ↗

— Wesley Snipes

#african american #america #american #experiences #great

The United States spends more money on African aid than any nation on earth. ↗

— Tony Snow

#aid #any #earth #money #more

Nowadays, people always say, how come he's doing such young shows? But they never mention The Mod Squad. I was very proud of that show. It's the first time an African-American guy kissed a white girl. ↗

— Aaron Spelling

#always #come #doing #first #first time

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

— Henry Louis Gates

#ancestry #dreamed #ever #helping #i

I like African music, and I'm a huge Ravi Shankar fan. ↗

— Serj Tankian

#fan #huge #i #like #music

It appears that the present-day form of African American English is not the inheritance of the period of slavery, but the creation of the second half of the 20th century. ↗

— William Labov

#african #african american #american #appears #century

There are so few guys who do action and do it well. Even fewer who are African-American. Even fewer who have classical-theater training. So a cat like me coming in, I'm bringing all of that to an action movie. ↗

— Wesley Snipes

#action movie #african-american #bringing #cat #coming

The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves. ↗

— Lewis Tappan

#among #orderly #peaceable #prisoners #themselves

Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea. ↗

— Mick Taylor

#ancestry #back #enough #far #go