African Quotes

Woodson hoped that the celebration would help blacks overcome their inferiority complex and instill racial pride and optimism. Black History Month also helps people from all different cultures to become a little more knowledgeable about African-American history and culture. - Robert Hall

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight. - African Proverb

Women's teams have traditionally performed at levels a bit higher than men's teams academically, so that's not surprising. African-American student-athletes (male and female) are doing better academically than in the past. - Erik Christianson

WOMEN must be at the forefront of nation-building to bring the South African citizenry together and, therefore, develop a whole new ethos of human co-existence. - Steve Biko

Without what you did, we would not have been able to make this film together as South Africans in a free country. - Gavin Hood

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

Without an African internal market, it is an illusion to believe that we can strive towards overseas markets. - Alpha Oumar Konare

Without access to adequate energy services, the majority of Africans would continue to suffer from deep poverty, since energy is required for industrial and commercial growth, and most basic domestic needs such as cooking and heating. - Joshua Ofedie

With wealth one wins a woman. Uganda. - African Proverb