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Here was the United States just emerging from its fight for independence when the young country finds itself blocked from free trade by North African countries in the Atlantic Ocean,
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Good evening, loyal subjects. I am the African queen. Some of you may know me as the virgin queen, but I can't imagine who. Whoopi Goldberg
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Historically, the presence of African Americans in big-top performances is very rare. That's what Cedric of the UniverSoul Circus is working against -- that history,
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I think the president is going to have to nominate a woman or Hispanic or an African American, and that probably the situation (with Hurricane Katrina) is such that an elevation makes good sense now.
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I think that if I took this into a court of law and put this (theory) forward, then we have conclusively and beyond a reasonable doubt proved that the African crowned eagle was the killer.
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It is for the leaders who are concerned to take this decision. We hope that the African Union will decide to move to a U.N. mission. Javier Solana
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Today, Juneteenth is a celebration that recognizes and honors African American achievements in education and economic prosperity. Corrine Brown
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The people I mixed with in Monaco didn't relate to my South African mentality or humor... Although I have met some wonderful people since I've been living in Monaco, I regard them all as acquaintances. I only have two people I consider friends here.
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We've been very hard put to find new initiates among African Americans. It has really been very difficult. It's like finding a needle in a haystack for us. Richard Curtis
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We've found that people have gotten used to seeing traditional images of children in despair, especially from African countries. Those images are no longer surprising, and most people certainly don't see them as a call to action.
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With most of the African Union against them on this, it may be very difficult for them to resist.
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We the undersigned Liberians, Nigerians, Sierra Leoneans, other Africans and international organizations are calling on President Obasanjo to immediately end his government's persecution of human rights campaigners, reassure Liberians and all Africans that Charles Taylor will not, shall not and cannot be allowed to subvert the collective will of ECOWAS, African Union and the World Community, Charles Taylor
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His work is a fine example of contemporary West African art depicting traditional ways of life.
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There are (numerous) reasons why African leaders need to be more strategic in cultivating a relationship with the diaspora. Kenneth Kaunda
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When they had (Nelson) Mandela shows in London the bill was really mixed and I don't think we lost any viewers as a result. African artists are strong, charismatic and compelling, and I think they hold people's attention. Peter Gabriel
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He was interested in the ritualistic aspect of African art. African art, like Picasso's art, is not about describing things, but about conveying the idea of things and people. The influence of African art on Picasso can be seen in the works he produced from 1907-9.
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I was born in Evanston, about three blocks away from the Chicago border. My mother, at the time, was finishing her Ph.D. in African History at Northwestern University. Soon after my birth, my parents split, and my father moved to Wicker Park, which is on the north side of the city.
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I thought that it was important visually to say it's a new day ? a new day ? for African women.
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I think we need to give President Konare and the African Union all the support that they need. It is true that sometimes we promise things to the African Union and then we don't give what the promises are. We have to commit ourselves, within our capacities, of course.
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It gives us an idea of exactly where they initiate over the African continent and their convective structure as they track over the ocean.
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I thank you for your efforts, especially in calling for an end to agricultural subsidies and trade barriers that actually impoverish African farmers and producers, Kofi Annan
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It has been difficult to show effects of stress on the development of hypertension because it may be that only a subset of people who show a genetic susceptibility will develop high blood pressure after chronic exposure to stress. Our research shows that effects of different candidate genes on the development of high blood pressure during adolescence depend on the environmental stressors that are present, the gender and the ethnicity, in a group of European American and African American youth that have been followed for 15 years.
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He has improved since he has been here and when he goes to the African Nations Cup in January, it is a big loss to us, but we don't complain and we get on with it. Chris Coleman
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He is a South African icon, and all South Africans look up to him with pride. His dignity, strength and courage have been incredible and we can only try to follow his example on the field. Graeme Smith
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He not only saw pictures of African art in books; he was exposed to African art from many of the former French colonies. He learnt from Africa how to turn convex into concave, how to turn chubby cheeks into hollow cheeks.
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Henkel is committed to showing support for the South African government's broad-based BEE to enable previously disadvantaged communities to participate more fully in the economy.
african moving south
For three-fourths of the show, we are moving -- getting into our South African groove.
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If it were to become rooted in the African countryside, the consequences for a continent already devastated by hunger and poverty could be truly catastrophic.
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If the African Union is to have a strong voice it has to foster constructive criticism, not bury it.
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He was an African boy who was all-American.
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If this commission can come up with a realistic African solution for him to be tried in Africa, then we support it.
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The reason why Botswana has done very well is because it's the only black African country which went back to its roots and built upon its own indigenous institutions. George Ayittey
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What you and I understand as a government doesn't exist in many African countries. In fact, what we call our governments are vampire states. Vampires because they suck the economic vitality out of their people. Government is the problem in Africa.