“One of the big mistakes they made in Europe is that the circumstances in which you most frequently read or hear the word "race" or "racism" in Europe applies to Muslims. Which is not a race. It is a religion. You can convert to this. You cannot convert your race. I could become a Muslim. I could not become a Chinese person or a black person. So they constantly use that in Europe.” PersonsMadeUseBigsBlackRaceMistakeCircumstancesRacismEuropeChineseBig MistakeBlack Person Author:Fran Lebowitz
“The equilibrium you admire in me is an unstable one, difficult to maintain. My inner life was split early between the call of the Ancestors and the call of Europe, between the exigencies of black-African culture and those of modern life.” CultureDifficultBlackModernEuropeAdmireAncestorSplitsModern LifeInner LifeEquilibriumUnstableAfrican Culture Author:Leopold Sedar Senghor
“We [black actors] are more respected in Europe, because in Europe, I'm not a black actor - I'm an action star. In America, I'm a black actor.” ActionAmericaActorsStarsBlackEurope Author:Fred Williamson
“I think kids in Europe have developed a deeper knowledge of music and of black music in particular. You go to Europe, and these kids know about all this obscure funk and soul that kids over here wouldn't know. I think it's getting better in the States, though, with the age of the Internet.” ThinkingKnowsSoulStatesKidsAgeBlackParticularInternetEuropeDeeperGet BetterObscureFunkBlack Music Author:Lenny Kravitz
“In Europe I couldn't be anything but a black cook working for somebody. My inspiration was to own, to be the chef.” InspirationBlackEuropeCooksChef Author:Marcus Samuelsson