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Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We're standing around with watering cans, when what we really need is the fire brigade.

~Bono

Topics: Accepted Africa African Around Brigade Cans Continent Deep Deep Down Down Equal Fire Flames More Need Out Put Really Standing Us Watering Were Would

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It's a privilege to serve the poor, to be servants of noble Africans, but I better belong in the rehearsal room or in the studio with my band. That's where I want to be and I still wake up in the morning with melodies in my head.

~Bono

Topics: African Band Belong Better Head Melodies Morning Noble Poor Privilege Rehearsal Room Servants Serve Still Studio Up Wake Wake Up Want Where

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I have been working for Africans since I was 18, when I got involved with the Nelson Mandela concerts. I got involved with debt cancellation because Desmond Tutu demanded that the world respond to that situation.

~Bono

Topics: African Because Been Concerts Debt Demanded Got Involved Mandela Nelson Nelson Mandela Respond Since Situation Working World

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The idea that there is one kind of African is, of course, ridiculous. Sometimes African entrepreneurs want to kill you because you are saying public health is the priority, not roads. Of course they are right to press for that issue, but so are we right, I believe, to argue, for example, that millions of children could and should be vaccinated.

~Bono

Topics: African Argue Because Believe Children Could Course Entrepreneurs Example For Example Health Idea Issue Kind Millions Press Priority Public Public Health Ridiculous Right Roads Saying Should Sometimes Want You I Believe

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A genocide in Africa has not received the same attention that genocide in Europe or genocide in Turkey or genocide in other part of the world. There is still this kind of basic discrimination against the African people and the African problems.

~Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Topics: Africa African Against Attention Basic Discrimination Europe Genocide Kind Other Part People Problems Received Same Still Turkey World

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There is a greater fatigue concerning the African problem today than five or 10 years ago. The situation now in Africa is worse today than it was 10 years ago.

~Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Topics: Africa African Concerning Fatigue Five Greater Now Problem Situation Than Today Worse Years Years Ago

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The number of African Americans in Silicon Valley is dismal. It's not up to one company - it's up to the entire industry to make sure that we are moving the conversation forward. Sometimes those walls of competition need to come down so we can move the entire industry forward.

~Bozoma Saint John

Topics: African African Americans American Come Company Competition Conversation Dismal Down Entire Forward Industry Make Move Moving Need Number Silicon Silicon Valley Sometimes Sure Those Up Valley Walls

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By the time this concert ends this evening, 30,000 Africans will have died because of extreme poverty. By this time tomorrow evening, another 30,000. This does not make sense.

~Brad Pitt

Topics: African Another Because By The Time Concert Died Does Ends Evening Extreme Make Poverty Sense Time Tomorrow Will

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I am proud to be an African.

~Brenda Fassie

Topics: African Am Proud I Am

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My mom was a teacher. In the 1960s and '70s, she taught history at two largely African American public high schools in Washington, D.C. - McKinley Tech and H.D. Woodson. Her example taught me the importance of equality for all Americans.

~Brett Kavanaugh

Topics: African African American All Americans American American Public Equality Example Her High High Schools History Importance Largely Me Mom Public Schools She Taught Teacher Tech Two Washington 1960S

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