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So a lot of suburban counties, a lot of exurban counties, that used to be all white are now getting new Hispanics and in some cases Asians and African Americans. And what this does is give much of America a first taste of what diversity is like.
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Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet. The shame doesn't even belong to us, but we still experience it because we're a part of the African race. If it happened to one, it happened to all. We carry that burden. Lupita Nyong'o
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Social Security is important to the economic survival of African Americans and other people of color. We have traditionally been at the low end of the earning scale over our lifetime.
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Compassion and mercy are important, period. It doesn't matter who's at our receiving end, but we need to be flexing those muscles. It's not mutually exclusive: If you have compassion for children starving in Africa, it doesn't mean you can't have compassion for adults in Africa or animals that are being tortured and abused.
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Compared to developed countries, or even to some major emerging countries, burdened by aging populations, financial crises, widening budget deficits, faltering faith in politics and growing social demands, Africa has become the world's last 'New Frontier:' a kind of 'it-continent.' Mo Ibrahim
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develop, nurture and sustain the world community of writers of African descent. Zora Hurston
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A number of them were African Americans that had been in that culture of violence, and they're taught to look away, ... You don't want anything to do with it. Get out of there. You don't say anything to anybody. Brian Kelly
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Apparently, international drug cartels are increasingly using West Africa as a hub for drug shipments into Europe and North America. Charles Rangel
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Another special thing about our bridal show is that we are incorporating cultural wedding traditions into our activities. Greek, African, Pacific Islander, Jewish, Asian and Hispanic cultures will be showcased, because they are traditions that can be shared by all cultures. You don't have to be a member of the African American community to jump over a broom.
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Another reason for starting at Constitution Hill is because of the impending same-sex marriage case being heard at the court and because of its link to the South African constitution, the first in the world to enshrine the right to sexual orientation in its Bill of Rights.
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As developing nations, China and African countries are connected by our common experience and tasks, which make us friends under every circumstance,
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A scholarship for one student at Africa University covers tuition, housing, meals and medical care at a cost of $5,200. Support from donors can make such a difference in the lives of young African men and women.
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As a brand new graduate student starting in October 1956, my supervisor Michail Fischberg, a lecturer in the Department of Zoology at Oxford, suggested that I should try to make somatic cell nuclear transplantation work in the South African frog Xenopus laevis.
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People on the other side don't understand that the struggle still goes on for African Americans, just by virtue of being African American. Danny Davis
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Os is Os and he is huge in the South African rugby context so we will take it game by game. I will talk to him throughout the season and see how he feels.
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of great significance because it reflects the resolve of African women to end a cruel and unacceptable practice which violates the right of all girls to free, safe and healthy lives. Carol Bellamy
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Africa has 2.3 workers per 1,000 people. The Americas have 24.8 per 1,000 people. If you are a doctor in Africa, you have 10 fold (more) diseases to deal with compared to your colleagues in other regions.
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After a game, no matter what the score is, you come off the ground from playing an African team feeling sore. You feel like you've been in a real physical battle but some days against the Australian teams it's not like that. Richie McCaw
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Africa should no longer beg for debt relief but assert it as a moral and historical right . Tony Blair
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African leaders owe it to their people to work vigorously with President Obasanjo to see that Taylor faces trial expeditiously,
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African leaders must put all possible pressure on the Sudanese government to stop impeding the effective operation of AMIS. The Sudanese government's continued attacks on civilians merit a tougher response from the African Union.
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African football officials have to take another look at the African game because the Europeans are going to laugh at us if the refereeing is like that.
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African football officials have to have another look at the African game because Europeans are going to laugh at us if the refereeing is like that.
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Africa needs you, ... to break out a dialogue. I'm telling you this because you in the West are lucky, you vote for your own leaders. Paul Rusesabagina
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African countries and the United Nations system must contribute resources to make up for this, in the hope that development partners will react rapidly. David Nabarro
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African Americans with the variant come very close to facing certainty of having a heart attack.
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African American Studies majors and minors have diverse interests. It's great as a teacher to invent classes that meet those needs.
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African Americans play a larger role in history than many people are aware of, but they often don't get the credit they deserve.
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African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney failure rate that is 4.2 times greater than that of white Americans. Xavier Becerra
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Africa must be allowed to trade itself out of poverty, Bob Geldof
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Africa is poor because Africa hasn't grown. And it can only grow when it is allowed to trade freely and openly and fairly. That means these trade distorting subsidies must be removed by 2010, but we are nowhere near that. Niall Fitzgerald
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Africa isn't one place. It's a million places. We felt that no single photograph could cover the depth of Africa.
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Africa is not just a place; it's a million places. It's a million voices, ... We felt no one photograph could capture the mystery, the diversity and the surprise of Africa as it moves forward. Our issue is a very forward look at Africa.