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The tallest tree in the history of African American journalism has fallen, but has fallen gracefully. The tree that stood tall for over 60 years and a tree that planted a forest, a tree with widespread limbs and full of fruit. He connected to Africa and African Americans. He shared the pain of Emmett Till, the development of Martin Luther King Jr., and was a source of information and inspiration. He was the number one black publisher for 60 years. His impact had been felt through the whole world of journalism. Jesse Jackson
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This is a process, not an event. It's not going to happen over night. It's clear that we as African American men are unique and only we can articulate what it's like to attend a private college. But all of us would also agree that it was worth it, that we are successful today because of it. Steve Jones
african april jackie last moment special time uniform wearing year
This is a special moment for baseball, a special moment for African Americans. Just like it is every time April 15 comes up. I think last year was really special because I was wearing the uniform that Jackie wore. Milton Bradley
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It's heavy, but I am able to carry it. Why? Because I'm an African woman. An African woman carries heavy loads anyway. That's how we are trained; we are brought up that nothing is unbearable. I use that now, positively. I use that now to have the thick skin that I have, and not fear, and move forward, and push; and push forward. Joyce Banda
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While he was in the service, in the South and in Oklahoma, he was refused service at a couple of places where he was in uniform, and was told that African Americans, blacks, Negros, were not served. And in spite of that, I've never known a man who loved this country more than my father did. Eric Holder
african congress exactly south work
I know exactly what I will do. I will go and work with the Congress of South African Students. Kgalema Motlanthe
african money throwing
Throwing money at African governments is not the answer, Thabo Mbeki
african asian civilization lumped native taken western
There's still racism. Western Europe... has taken the native cultures of the Americas, the African cultures, the Asian civilization and lumped them together into The Others. Hans Rosling
african fantastic guys legends south
Those guys are legends in South African sport and it is fantastic for me to have done something that they have done. Trevor Immelman
allowed
They allowed it to be physical, and that's just the way it is. Brian Meehan
allowed events felt race ran run similar targeted time worked
You're only allowed to do two events each, so we targeted this race and the 4x400. We felt we could run a time similar to two years ago and it just worked out that they ran very well. Dave Federico
allowed direct eventually expect
I did not expect to be allowed to be an actor, to be allowed to eventually direct things. Kenneth Branagh
allowed background believe desperate human possible situations social understand worker
My whole background as a social worker has allowed me to understand human behavior in difficult situations. Working in Kenya, I see the most desperate situations - things I could never believe possible - and then have to try to find solutions. Eric Walters
allowed easter eat favorite halloween soda
I wasn't allowed to have sugar as a kid. We didn't have candy or soda or anything, so Easter and Halloween were my favorite times 'cause I could eat as much candy as I wanted. Kaley Cuoco
allowed ball beat free meet relay
We did it at our meet in Indianapolis in the 800 free relay and the 400 free relay and it allowed us to beat Ball State. Nancy Hinrichs
allowed four needed row stretch three
We needed a run. We needed a stretch where we could get three or four turnovers in a row to get back in the game. But they never allowed us to do that. Karen Friel
allowed clearly common history might
The idea that anybody might be allowed to use their common sense when clearly no harm is being done is part of history now. Tom Stoppard
allowed quick
We really got after them on defense. That allowed us to get off to such a quick start. Tim Craft
american-musician avenue boys convinced public stay
The boys on Pennsylvania Avenue have convinced a whole lot of the public that What's His Whiskers had something to do with 9/11. Stay tuned. Dave Blood
american-musician listen peggy remained songs
That's why Peggy remained so important to me. I could listen to any one of the hundreds of songs I have by her, and they're just fabulous. Rita Coolidge
american-musician backlash bands reason seems written
It's like they had a backlash the first 11 years. I think the reason why it always seems like there's a backlash is because when bands are unknown, they only get written about by fans. Kim Deal
american-musician bigger festivals finally great since
When we finally got to play that and we had a great show there, well I can tell it was pretty awesome. Y'know, we probably did bigger festivals since then; we probably headlined bigger festivals since then, but I will always remember that. Kerry King
american-musician good
We try to recruit good players and good people. Tim Buckley
american-musician
I learned my phrasing from Frank. I loved him so much. Eydie Gorme
american-musician interest kept
I know she would want me to still do what I'm doing, because she kept me going a lot of times when I'd almost lose interest in getting out on the road. Earl Scruggs
american-musician unless
Every dog has his day, unless he loses his tail, then he has a weak-end. June Carter Cash
american-musician deserves guy
Buddy Guy finally got a break and made it. And Buddy Guy deserves it. Luther Allison
biggest central nightclub
As he put it, 'the biggest nightclub in central London'. David Waters
biggest days depending few learn next shock since
Depending on what we learn in the next few days, this may be the biggest oil-supply shock since the 1970s. We are now in the days of reckoning. Daniel Yergin
biggest english-mathematician player single stop stuck
The single biggest is to stop the player from getting stuck and getting bored; always think like the player as well as the designer. Graham Nelson
biggest guys hear successes
Sometimes the biggest successes aren't the guys you hear the most about. Jeff Pentland
biggest game loudest milwaukee ovation since thrill
I've been in this game since 1937. My biggest thrill was when I was in Milwaukee and I told them I was leaving. It was the loudest ovation I ever got. Bobby Bragan
biggest name
This is probably the biggest name show we'll have all year. Gary Mitchell
biggest club due issue last perhaps process
This is the biggest issue in perhaps the last 72 years of this club and due process has got to be adhered to. Richard Colless
biggest honor remembered
This is the biggest honor I've ever had in 34 years of broadcasting baseball, ... I hadn't been there in 21 years and they still remembered me. I thought that was pretty nice. John Harmon
biggest cry far game
This is the biggest game of the season. It was a far cry from the first two games. We had life. Marcus Camby
caribbean grace means opportunity owners owning piece point property purchasing
Purchasing a suite at Point Grace means not only owning a piece of Caribbean paradise, but also owners have the opportunity to be a part of an established property with high-levels of service. Valerie Hudson
caribbean charm enormous european former large population reminds town visitors
Kochi, formerly called Cochin, is a former European settlement with a large Christian population and a seafaring heritage. It is a town of enormous charm that reminds some visitors of the Caribbean more than India. Gary Weiss
caribbean deep deeper poorly
If you can go deep the whole Caribbean is poorly known. Going deeper is a world of surprises. Michael W. Smith
country debt entire gratitude owes sam
Our entire country owes Sam a debt of gratitude for all he has done for so many, Patty Murray
country democratic groups involved narrow party
the whole country has been in play, all the different groups of the Democratic Party have been involved in this process, and we need to narrow this down. Terry McAuliffe
country intend
This country can be better than it is today, and I intend to make it better, Gary Bauer
country falling-in-love giving
I always give a lot of credit to Ronnie Dunn for making me fall in love with country music. Brett Eldredge
country class able
Rwanda was considered a second-class operation because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
country kings responsibility
In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you. Boris Spassky
country new-york golf
Fox News reported Thursday that Bill Clinton can't get into any of New York's better golf and country clubs. Not one member has been willing to sponsor him. So it's official, he really is America's first black president. Argus Hamilton
country song drinking
The Country Music Awards were held Wednesday night at Universal City. The best country songs are always about drinking and guns and love gone wrong. Next year they're giving Robert Blake the Lifetime Achievement Award. Argus Hamilton
country cities socialist-countries
Mangalore, the coastal Indian town where I lived until I was almost 16, is now a booming city of malls and call-centres. But, in the 1980s, it was a provincial town in a socialist country. Aravind Adiga
field tomatoes water
Anything that we didn't water didn't do well. Field tomatoes were way off, cucumbers were way off. Doug Young
field game matter ready walks
I've said, 'Hey, it doesn't matter who walks on the field. You have to get ready to play,' ... It does not matter who's in the game and who's not in the game. Chan Gailey
field four scares since
I've been doing this since I was four years old. Nothing on the field scares me. Pat White
field involve maybe research tsunami worldwide
The worldwide tsunami research field used to involve maybe 200 people. Frank Gonzalez
field pitch taken walking
You never like the first pitch to be taken deep. But it's not about how pretty it is, it's about walking off the field with a win. Huston Street
fields firm involved neither nor work
While the firm may have historically done some work for Mr. Ovitz, neither the firm nor Mr. Fields was involved in any way in the Anita Busch matter. Brian Sun
field games imagination nearly until
I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By any stretch of the imagination that's a very long apprenticeship. Sebastian Coe
field gathered good great high hurdles performed pole together vault yesterday
There was a great field this weekend. I really gathered it all together today. I thought I performed well yesterday in the high jump, and then had a good pole vault and hurdles today. Nathan Brown
field sure
There's no way he's going out on that field. We want to make sure everything is OK. Bryan Way
happened human moon reach stars sun within
The sun and the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands. Henry Ellis
happened ranks top
This ranks right up there, ... Right up there at the top with anything that happened with the Bulls. Steve Kerr
happened inside outside signing
When I haven't been outside signing autographs, I've been on the inside (rehabilitating) my groin. And that's what happened today. Terrell Owens
happened mom saw
She was there when her mom died. She saw what happened to her mom. Colin Anderson
happened last
because of what happened to us last year. Dan Reeves
happened time
I don't remember. It happened a long time ago. James Doe
happened heart poured soul using
For me, this is like my cathedral. But I wasn't using what happened to me as motivation. I just poured my heart and soul into it. Reuben Droughns
happened judgement wrong
I feel that so much has happened that I didn't think would happen. I'm shocked. My judgement has been wrong for two years. Peter Cohen
happened rhinoceros
You can only predict things after they have happened. Eugene Ionesco
history underneath
Do you own your history, or does someone else own your history? ... There's the play that you're telling, and then there's the play that's underneath that. M. Wolfe
history opportunity step
This is an opportunity for us to take a new step in history. Eurico Guterres
history mean people series stories talk
That (the 9-1 mark) doesn't mean anything this week. The history of the series is something people need to write stories about or talk about (on the radio). It doesn't really have anything to do with the game. Rich Brooks
history jackson lived slap
I think I'm the only actor in the history of film who got to slap Sam Jackson on the face and butt and lived to tell about it. Eugene Levy
history
We want to go to the place where history started. Gary White
history battle conflict
Humankind has understood history as a series of battles because, to this day, it regards conflict as the central facet of life. Anton Chekhov
history women-empowerment development
If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled. Elizabeth Blackwell
history
I always try to find a story in the margins of history, but I don't like to do too much that's improbable. Philip Kerr
history knew players warren
Warren Spahn was one of those players before my time, but I knew a little history about him, Dontrelle Willis
programs sports
The vibrancy in our sports programs is still there. Steve Robinson
program prove
That's what you want to get your program to, but we still have to prove it, Ken Leonard
program
There was even a time when Donald Trump didn't get an Emmy for his TV program three years in a row and he started tweeting that the Emmys were rigged against him. Hillary Clinton
programs running wrote
Some of the programs I wrote there are still running maintenance free. Fred Siget
program theater
I was in a theater program when I was about 6 years old. I didn't like it as much as most actors do. Which is probably why I never went back to it. Jonathan Brandis
program
We don't program (the festival) for commerciality. We program for diversity. Robert Redford
program supports
He allows me to have my own program and supports me and makes me feel like I am appreciated and respected. Jim Colborn
program
The program is already funded. Everything is in place. Kenneth Williams
programs seem
They're two programs that don't seem to have hiccups. Greg Allen
understood
To understand and be understood is to be free. Daniel Johnston
understood
How has anyone ever understood anyone, except through love, which is wordless? Fay Weldon
understood
Whoever thought that he had understood something of me had merely construed something out of me, after his own image. Friedrich Nietzsche