An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write.
For African societies, no issue looms larger than employment. Only vibrant entrepreneurship and thriving small businesses can hope to provide the millions of jobs that are needed.
In the African-American community, we struggle with a lot of health problems that have a lot to do with our diet.
In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process.
I'm proud to be an American. I'm proud to be an African American in America. I've had some interesting experiences: some great, some not so great, but I love it here.
We examine and highlight the history of the African descendants in America, and know that each and every one of us has come this far because of our faith in this country.
I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.
When a dish works, it works for everyone, whether you're Asian, European, African, American or anybody else.
People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at African Americans.
I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves.
As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us.
The United States spends more money on African aid than any nation on earth.
Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.
What if I told you every single person in America - every single person on Earth - is African? With a small scrape of cells from the inside of anyone's cheek, the science of genetics can even prove it.
My CD collection has a lot of world music - lots of Indian, African, Portuguese, Greek, Italian music. Because of my husband, a lot of jazz, too.
I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.
After Political independence, Africans needed mental freedom for them to advocate for economical independence
Chermoula is a potent North African spice paste that is ideal for smearing on your favourite vegetables for roasting.
In today's U.S., it's possible for almost anyone - women, gays, African-Americans, Jews - to run for, and be elected to, high office.
In the last 20 years of collecting contemporary African art, I have been bombarded by incredible shapes and colors that I now want to translate into clothes.
