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african-american
We talk about freedoms for African-Americans but unless you have more than one option politically, how free are you? Lynn Swann
african-american rooms american-indian
We don't intend to always keep this necessarily African oriented. Originally I had hoped to have African American Indian of this area, and the Appalachian of this area, but at the same time, just as we have the Haitian room, we will always have room for another exhibit. Katherine Dunham
african-american politics culture
Jesse Jackson's living depends on the maintenance of an African-American victim culture Mark Steyn
african-american black female
I was born black and female. Lorraine Hansberry
african-american responsible
None of us is responsible for the... Marian Anderson
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As Americans, preserving the best... Paul Robeson
african-american
I'd like to see marriage count again among African-Americans and not just in the society in general. Leah Ward Sears
african-american injustice remedy
There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it. Ida B. Wells
african-american substance facts
It's been obvious that [Republicans]'re doing everything they can to make [Obama] fail. And I hope, I hope - and I say this seriously - I hope that's based on substance and not the fact that he's African-American. Harry Reid
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There's a real connection between the misrepresentation of African Americans in popular culture and the violence that has been lodged against them, both physical and economic.
african desk proverb says
There's an old African proverb that I have on my desk that says a lot about partnerships. If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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As we step up malaria research, it's also critically important to save lives today with existing tools. Bed nets cost just a few dollars each, but only a small fraction of African children sleep under one. Bill Gates
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As runners-up in the African Championship, Egypt are a demanding yardstick for us.
african-american may sometimes
It may be changing, but still it's the one place, that total control of an institution, that African Americans have. So sometimes, you know, you'll hear the statement of African Americans saying, "I have to work with whites. Michael Emerson
african-american firsts vote
To understand how Republicans lost the African American vote, we must first understand how we won the African American vote. Rand Paul
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I'm an American. I'm not an African-American; I'm an American. Raven-Symone
african-american bills columbus
I was well known to African Americans before Bill Clinton discovered me. He was like Christopher Columbus riding up on something he didn't understand. Sister Souljah
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That's how we do it in the black... Snoop Dogg
african-american no-excuses young
There's no excuse for the young... Nina Simone
african-american style socialism
Obamanomics, his imposition of European-style socialism, is not working for African-Americans. It is not working for Latinos and African-Americans. Niger Innis
african-american
Our only hope is to control the... Medgar Evers
african-american south
The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans. Mary Landrieu
african-american crow slavery
Since the nation's founding, African Americans repeatedly have been controlled through institutions such as slavery and Jim Crow, which appear to die, but then are reborn in new form, tailored to the needs and constraints of the time. Michelle Alexander
african both dynamics historical political
It has both social, political and historical dynamics to it. That story is not singularly an African American story, it has universality to it. Danny Glover
african thinking
I play drums. And not the kind you're thinking of. I play big African wooden drums.
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Clearly, we cannot allow such a critical part of African history to die, because such a death would mean erasing an important link to our glorious past, Thabo Mbeki
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Clearly, looking at the 2004 presidential election the issue of same-sex marriage resonated with African Americans.
african civil impossible rights stepped thousands
Civil rights was not an impossible dream. Thousands of brave African Americans stepped forward to make it happen. Martin O'Malley
african central chad close courtesy decision free gesture objective rather regard republic
The Central African Republic is free to close its border, but we regard the decision only as a gesture of courtesy with Chad rather than an objective move.
african community emphasis examining last meeting particular region security situation southern week
The commission, meeting in Botswana last week (October 10 to 14) was examining the security situation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region with particular emphasis on developments in Angola and the DRC,
african-american president firsts
While we dance in the streets and pat ourselves on the back for being a nation great enough to reach beyond racial divides to elect our first African-American president, let us not forget that we remain a nation still proudly practicing prejudice. Harvey Fierstein
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The Habre case is more worrying for African leaders as it is more universal in its implications. They will find it a very difficult decision.
african asian cause died disease elephants found virus
The herpes virus that I found in the Asian elephants that have died is the same virus that is in African elephants. But it doesn't cause any disease in them,