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Currently, more than 4.7 million African Americans receive Social Security benefits, and nearly 8 million people with disabilities depend on Social Security for their daily sustenance.

~Chaka Fattah

Topics: African African Americans American Benefits Currently Daily Depend Disabilities Million Million People More Nearly People Receive Security Social Social Security Sustenance Than

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African American students have less access to algebra and more access to seclusion and restraint than do their white peers. The significant disparity in educational resources has caused this problem of disparate discipline and disparate academic outcomes.

~Chaka Fattah

Topics: Academic Access African African American Algebra American Caused Discipline Disparate Disparity Educational Less More Outcomes Peers Problem Resources Restraint Significant Students Than White

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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor.

~Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Topics: African Government Governments Lot Poor South South African Unlike

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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.

~Charlene, Princess Of Monaco

Topics: Acquaintances African Although Been Consider Friends Here Humor Living Mentality Met Mixed Monaco Only People Regard Relate Since Some South South African Them Two Two People Wonderful Wonderful People

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Weak minds exaggerate too much the wrong done to the Africans.

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: African Done Exaggerate Minds Much Too Too Much Weak Weak Minds Wrong

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The power of Haitian heritage and the strength of the Haitian people is tremendous. And Haiti holds a unique and rich role in the history of African Americans.

~Cheryl Mills

Topics: African African Americans American Haiti Haitian Heritage History Holds People Power Rich Role Strength The History Of Tremendous Unique

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My sister is a good story of resiliency. She had a full ride at UC Davis, but she left school to go to the Philippines - and then she decided to go back to school in her 40s, which surprised me. She went to UC Berkeley, and I think she was one of two African Americans in her class at Haas. She's really impressive.

~Chili Davis

Topics: African African Americans American Back Back To School Berkeley Class Davis Decided Full Go Good Good Story Had Her Impressive Left Me Philippines Really Ride School She Sister Story Surprised Then Think Two Which I Think

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Perhaps it is time to debate culture. The common story is that in 'real' African culture, before it was tainted by the West, gender roles were rigid and women were contentedly oppressed.

~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Topics: African Before Common Culture Debate Gender Oppressed Perhaps Real Rigid Roles Story Tainted Time Were West Women

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If I were not African, I wonder whether it would be clear to me that Africa is a place where the people do not need limp gifts of fish but sturdy fishing rods and fair access to the pond. I wonder whether I would realize that while African nations have a failure of leadership, they also have dynamic people with agency and voices.

~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Topics: Access Africa African Agency Also Clear Dynamic Failure Fair Fish Fishing Gifts Leadership Limp Me Nations Need People Place Pond Realize Voices Were Where Whether While Wonder Would I Wonder

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Americans think African writers will write about the exotic, about wildlife, poverty, maybe AIDS. They come to Africa and African books with certain expectations.

~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Topics: About Africa African Aids American Books Certain Come Exotic Expectations Maybe Poverty Think Wildlife Will Write Writers

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