"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."

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Source : "Black History Is American History" by Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 10, 2010.

Yvette Clarke

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“Religion should be a source for reconciliation, for tolerance and for empathy.”
“I live between fearing doom and wishing for it.”
“My job is to bring out in people what they wouldn't dare do themselves.”
“Why are people so fascinated by how to eat Valomilks?â€™ She said, â€˜Well, Dad, theyâ€™re round and theyâ€™re messy. But thatâ€™s what makes them fun. Once we get older weâ€™re not supposed to be messy anymore. But for one moment when youâ€™re eating a Valomilk, itâ€™s okay to be messy again.”

Source : Steve Almond (2004). “Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America”, p.190, Algonquin Books
“Education, awareness and prevention are the key, but stigmatisation and exclusion from family is what makes people suffer most”
“in much knowledge there is also much grief.”
“I just became one with my browser software.”
“I think people have come to know me, and I don't deviate too much as an individual. What you see is what you get.”

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