Top 1200 African Union Quotes & Sayings - Page 18
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Last updated on November 15, 2024.
Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word
I'm always very proud of belonging to three minorities: gay, Jewish, white South African.
When I was a child, the African forest sounded like a dream to me, because it was full of animals and it was wild.
When the history of African development is written, it will be clear that a turning point involved the empowerment of women.
There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.
As one union, SAG-AFTRA will support a future of great entertainment for all of us.
Winning an official World Cup with the South African team had become my burning ambition.
The funny thing about cinema is, usually when they do a story that has African Americans in it, there always has to be a white guy who's the savior.
In a lot of African instruments, you find a rattle, and sound engineers have a hard time making sense of it.
Every culture to me - be it Asian, African, be it whatever - is a source of reference. I don't think I'm 'stealing' it or anything.
African-American women account for 67 percent of all newly diagnosed female AIDS cases.
In 'Bayou Magic,' I bring in the cultural tradition of African mermaids - Mami Wata, the mother goddesses.
This country is armed to the teeth, and none of these African states could begin to attack South Africa.
The United States spends more money on African aid than any nation on earth.
We view South Africa as one of our closest strategic partners in the developing world and in the African continent.
I believe an African team will one day win the World Cup, and it could even be in Brazil.
If the only thing that was interesting about Jefferson Pierce is that he is African-American, I don't think we'd have much of a show.
What we're trying to do is take these words and soften them. I'm an African-American comic. I use the b-word in my act.
When I walk in the door sometimes, I'm already an anomaly. Because I'm working in a genre that African-American's don't typically engage in.
It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default.
If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him.
I came out of the Soviet Union no longer a communist, because I believed in personal freedom.
I campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.
I believe that there are better opportunities to keep people safe if we are outside the European Union.
If the U.S. has its Vietnam... the Soviet Union has its Czechoslovakia. If the U.S. has its blacks and chicanos, then the Soviets have their Jews.
How many State of the Union addresses do people remember? They don't resonate that way.
Zimbabwe is an unusual case study in African colonialism in that it was invaded by a private company under Royal Charter.
We had particular policies in this country that resulted in the larger share of poverty that we have in African-American communities.
In May 1961, South Africa was to be declared a Nationalist Republic. There was a white referendum, but no African was consulted.
My husband is actually biracial. He is Caucasian and African American. And my brother's fiance is Latina. So we have a colorful family.
If you're African American, you are forced into making different choices, in a lot of cases, than you are as a white person.
I started to think of 'Hidden Figures' as the first part of a mid-century African-American trilogy.
I'd like to see marriage count again among African-Americans and not just in the society in general.
I was looking for excellence in any color or gender it comes in. Some of my top people are African American but not all of them.
I want to make sure we have elected people constantly looking at helping the African-American community.
If African teams can realize the importance of team spirit they will know that they can win a World Cup.
I wanted to represent African-American athletes in a better way than what I saw when I grew up.
My father had the main barber- and beauty-supply business in the African-American community in Buffalo.
I do bring an intimate knowledge of the South African team. I know the little idiosyncrasies of each of them.
In the past, I think my films that focused on African subjects struggled in the marketplace because of their subject matter.
Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice.
My grandfather is Portuguese. He betrayed what was expected of him and married my grandmother of African descent on my father's side.
At the same time, African aims to intensify cooperation with China in the fields of trade, investment and agriculture.
The stabilising power of economic union was one of the reasons the E.U. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
There must be no question for us that we in the European Union and the eurozone stand by Greece in solidarity.
I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses.
My plays aren't stylistically the same. Just being an African-American woman playwright on Broadway is experimental.
Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea.
If one will always have to feel white first, and African second, it would be better not to stay on in Africa
To me, Harlem is one of the most important places on the earth, particularly when it comes to talking about African Americans.
As an African-American, I know all too well the negative thoughts and feelings hatred and bigotry cause.
My name, Solange, means 'Angel of the sun,' and I'm completely enamored of my African history. The culture is so expressive.
Supplying food to sub-Saharan African countries is made very complex because of a lack of infrastructure.
Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea
Boycotts have been a critical part of social justice in American history, particularly for African-Americans.
Voters have demonstrated time and again that candidates who buck the teachers' union are rewarded.
For starters, Portland isn't a great city to live in if you're a young, African American male with a lot of money.
I started playing football in Abidjan, my African town, without even having shoes on my feet.
Black History Month is a poignant time for the entire country, but particularly the African American community.
A lot of people in the African-American community are raised by grandmothers, and that relationship is a special bond and circle.
