In every project, I
In every project, I always look for the depth of humanity inside of it. I’m just trying to say if we can help in some way heal the equation with [Afro-Americans] what’s going on with us as people. Forest Whitaker
Afros
We are not only
We are not only a Latin American nation, we are an Afro-American nation also. Fidel Castro
The hearts of Afro-American
The hearts of Afro-American women are too warm and too large for race hatred. Long suffering has so chastened them that they are developing a special sense of sympathy for all who suffer and fail of justice. Fannie Barrier Williams
When I was a
When I was a little kid wanting to play music, it was because of people like Pete Johnson, Huey Smith, Allen Toussaint, Professor Longhair, James Booker, Art Neville … there was so many piano players I loved in New Orleans. Then there was guys from out of town that would come cut there a lot. … Read more
My work sometimes can
My work sometimes can be abstract and appear not to have a direct relationship to Afro-American concerns, but, in fact, it is based on that. Donald Byrd
I grew up in
I grew up in New York. We were all diversified, as far as music was concerned. I grew up liking just about everything. So I tried to incorporate that into my playing, although the original school where I came from was Afro-Cuban music. But I liked all kinds of music — I tried to bring … Read more
A friend of mine
A friend of mine who works for naval intelligence said an aerial satellite revealed that 1.9 million attended the event in 1995. But if they would have had a rumble at the march the newspapers would have said that 75 million Afro-Americans were there. Dick Gregory
Yes, (Bush is a)
Yes, (Bush is a) racist. We all knew that but the world is only finding it out now. As Texas’s governor, Bush led a penitentiary system that executed more people than all the other U.S. states together. And most of the people who died from (the) death penalty were Afro-Americans or Hispanics. (Bush) promoted a … Read more
Colored, Negro, Afro-American, African
Colored, Negro, Afro-American, African American. … Every couple of years someone came up with something that got us an inch closer to the truth. Bit by bit we crept along. As if that thing we believed to be approaching actually existed. Colson Whitehead
A rap pro, do
A rap pro, do a show, good to go, also Cameo afro, Virgo, domino, I go Rambo, Gigolo, Romeo, Friday night spend money on a ho…tel, To get a good night’s sleep, I’m keeping in step. Now do I come off? Yep. Big Daddy Kane