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We all know that we Africans just win medals in middle and long distance, and walking in their footsteps makes me feel proud, you know.

~Caster Semenya

Topics: African Distance Feel Footsteps Just Know Long Long Distance Makes Me Medals Middle Proud Walking Win You

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Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration to me. I love the raw origin of the sound. It complements my voice and words naturally.

~Cat Stevens

Topics: African Any Because Been Guitar Harmonies Inspiration Love Me More Naturally Origin Play Raw Rhythms Sound Voice Words I Love

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The diversity lottery program is a proven method of offering a path to legal permanent status for residents of African nations and other underrepresented regions seeking a better life here in the United States.

~Cedric Richmond

Topics: African Better Better Life Diversity Here Legal Life Lottery Method Nations Offering Other Path Permanent Program Proven Regions Residents Seeking States Status United United States

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I believe now that I've cemented my spot as the best swimmer in the world, and I can't describe how proud that makes me. I just want to keep working hard and hopefully just inspire more youngsters to keep swimming and encourage South Africans to become a winning nation.

~Chad Le Clos

Topics: African Become Believe Best Describe Encourage Hard Hopefully How Inspire Just Keep Makes Me More Nation Now Proud South Spot Swimmer Swimming Want Winning Working Working Hard World Youngsters I Believe

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I'd taken, like, maybe some African dance classes a couple of times, but I wasn't a musical theater person at all.

~Chadwick Boseman

Topics: African Classes Couple Dance Dance Classes Like Maybe Musical Musical Theater Person Some Taken Theater Times

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I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, so I am somewhat well-versed in African Studies.

~Chadwick Boseman

Topics: African Am Black Center Culture Did Directing Harlem However Research Some Somewhat Spend Studies Time I Am

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People of African descent, most of us grew up accepting and loving Spider-Man. I still love Spider-Man. I still love the Incredible Hulk. I still have those characters that were white role models, superheroes, heroes - whatever you want to call it. You basically had no choice but to accept those.

~Chadwick Boseman

Topics: Accept Accepting African Basically Call Characters Choice Descent Grew Had Heroes Hulk Incredible Love Loving Models Most No Choice People Role Role Models Spider-Man Still Superheroes Those Up Us Want Were Whatever White You

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To see, once again, that African American students are more likely to have a limited math curriculum and an underpaid novice teacher is disheartening and should be a call to action for policymakers and educators.

~Chaka Fattah

Topics: Action African African American Again American Call Curriculum Disheartening Educators Likely Limited Math More Novice Once Policymakers See Should Students Teacher Underpaid

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African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college.

~Chaka Fattah

Topics: Admission African African American American Children College Cure Disadvantaged Experience Miracle Then Time Years

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Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.

~Chaka Fattah

Topics: African African American American Double More Poverty Rates Security Seniors Social Social Security Than Without Would

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