“There was a time when all dark-skinned people were called Ethiopians, ...” — John Henrik Clarke Quote

“There was a time when all dark-skinned people were called Ethiopians, for the Greeks referred to Africa as, 'The Land Of The Burnt-Face People.'”

“The people and the cultures of what is known as Africa are older than the word 'Africa.' According to most records, old and new, Africans are the oldest people on the face of the earth. The people now called Africans not only influenced the Greeks and the Romans, they influenced the early world before there was a place called Europe.”

“I was born in Argentina, and have lived in England, Ireland, Africa and Malta.”

“Africa is my continent. It is where I opened my eyes.”

“I find the sort of unwitting European American outsider who wants to come to Africa to help is a very problematic construction. It's problematic because you don't want to tell people don't aid, don't help, when people feel a need to.”