“I realized that you cannot think European and want to write or create ...” — Fela Kuti Quote

“I realized that you cannot think European and want to write or create something African. You have to think African in everything.”

“An African man should not do anything called housework or cooking.”

“My ideas are threatening to the government.”

“It's funny because, growing up, I found inspiration from watching Steffi Graf and Amanda Coetzer, a South African who was in the top 10 for many years. Oh, and then there's someone I've gotten to know over the last few years: Martina Navratilova.”

“Democrats did not lose control of the Senate because African Americans did not vote. Actually, as supported by preliminary exit poll data, the complete opposite is the case. African Americans increased as a proportion of the electorate in 2014 over 2010.”