Africa, being the major target of colonial plunder, therefore becomes a major source of conflict.

I shudder to think where we people of African descent would be without our allies in the international community. It's been our everything, quite frankly.

Cuba was in some ways a de facto state of the United States before 1959, given its proximity and given its neocolonial status.

I think - particularly in terms of the destiny of Africans in North America - our destiny has also been shaped indelibly by global alliances.

I think we need to de-center the idea of US sovereignty.

In my opinion, not all famous people are loaded with tons of money.

GOD will never disregard or turn away sincere prayers from those who diligently seek Him and humbly call upon His Name.

if you rest at work, you will work at rest

If I hadn't given my money away, I'd have had more than anyone else on the planet.

My hair is pure. It stands for purity because no foreign chemicals or substances has ever touched my hair.

It's a nonsense assumption that you can get rid of terrorism with war. Terrorism is taking the lives of innocent people to gain your objective. War is basically the same thing on a larger scale.

As a rule, my focus is on classical music, but I love jazz. I love everything, actually.

My right to be me is tied with a thousand threads to your right to be you.

I’m trying to get away from roles. I used to identify myself strictly in terms of my role, but when your roles fall away, part of you falls with them.

"We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again."