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Toyin Odutola My identity is not based on performance; it's based on something that's pre-determined by someone else, and I don't even understand what that is because I'm an African who came to America.
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Todrick Hall Now I've devoted my life to making sure that I can be a trailblazer for any other African American kids or any other gay kids or any other kids that just feel weird or uncomfortable and have their own issues and don't know how to express themselves. I want to be like a beacon for those kids now.
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Booker T. Washington Each one should remember there is a chance for him.
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Booker T. Washington Remember that everyone's life is measured by the power that individual has to make the world better-this is all life is.
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Kgalema Motlanthe I know exactly what I will do. I will go and work with the Congress of South African Students.
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We have six fairly new Community Family Clubs -- three that are primarily Hispanic and three that are African American, ... Each one of these clubs has around 80 members and there is no age requirement.
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African-American women account for 67 percent of all newly diagnosed female AIDS cases.
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Dinaw Mengestu The fact that I have always been deeply invested in politics, and African politics in particular, inevitably played a role in my first novel and, of course, in my decision to write about a handful of particular conflicts in Africa as a journalist.
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The fact is, African Americans have not benefited equally from the improvements that are making a difference.
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Chaka Fattah Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance.
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Mo Ibrahim Educational opportunities have supported the rise of the African middle class, the professional cadre of young people who are now willing and able to contribute to Africa's future prosperity.
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Establishing healthy lifestyle habits is especially important for African American women, who are two to four times more likely than Caucasian women to develop type 2 diabetes. It is crucial that these women -- who are often gatekeepers for their families' health as well as their own -- empower one another to maintain habits that are known to prevent or delay the onset of this devastating disease.
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Brian Eno A way to make new music is to imagine looking back at the past from a future and imagine music that could have existed but didn't. Like East African free jazz, which as far as I know does not exist.
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We do not know whether the African Union will reconfirm its decision (at its March 10 meeting). That is not certain any more.
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We do not know whether the African Union next Friday will reconfirm its own decision. That is not certain any more.
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Chaka Fattah While the Republican privatization proposition hurts everyone, African Americans and people with disabilities are at greater risk.
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We wanted to create an awareness that African Americans have been in McLean County for a long time and have very much contributed to the well being of the community through their work and their involvement in the political, social and economic structure of this community.
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We wanted to create a dialogue between Picasso and African art.
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E. B. White We've got 80 minutes and it could be the best 80 minutes of South Africa's rugby history for a long time. You can't make it any bigger than it is. To win tomorrow you win the Tri-Nations, you win back-to-back Tri-Nations, you go to number one in the world, you beat the All Blacks three times in succession, you can't try to make it any bigger. No South African side has won here (in Dunedin) since 1921. The more you talk about it the more you appreciate just how big this fixture is.
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We also have a great prospect in educational cooperation as there have been many students from African countries in China.
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We all have histories. A lot of people think that the mixing of racial groups is a relatively new thing, but what we have found in doing our research is that we are all closely related. The African and Native American histories are left out of conventional histories.
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As things stand now, 2006 will be the best year ever for the South African motor industry.
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Heyneke Meyer At present they are the South African team with the most consistent level of play. They have a lot of momentum with the consecutive victories over the Cats and the Blues and they're playing with a lot of self-confidence.
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At the Mercy of the River: An Exploration of the Last African Wilderness.
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We are a racially structured country, one-thirds to two-thirds of African Americans are born into poverty. They are at a distinct disadvantage from the outset, and the divide between the rich and the poor only continues to grow.
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We are very pleased to be partnered with My TV in the expanding television markets of Nigeria and Ghana. Since our entry into the African market two years ago, it has been exciting to see the demand for first-rate international sports programming continue to grow.
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Bernie Sanders The police killings of unarmed African Americans has got to stop.
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John Smit We will also contribute to the cause of the South African Players Association (SARPA), as they will benefit financially from the game.
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Grant Wilson Those two players, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, learned and honed their skills on our tour and hopefully the tour provided them the opportunity to graduate and become important members of the world professional golf community. Certainly for South African Airways it enhances the event, it gives it stature.
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We felt that the best way to reach the community is to start during a month where you focus on African American achievements and progress. We're trying to make modern history. We're trying to keep kids in our communities off the streets.
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Michael White We feel the pulse ...You can't fake it. Even if the music is not actually on - people of New Orleans actually hear and feel what is called the second line parade rhythm. And really, that is a continuation of the African rhythm that has existed in New Orleans since the beginning. All the rhythms that went through Congo Square and came to the streets in the jazz, those rhythms sort of govern our lives.
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You get to hear the true African harmony. It shows the richness in our voices.