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“There's a thing called the 'One Drop' theory in African-American culture, which is if you have one drop of black blood in you, you're black.”

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Author:Keegan-Michael Key

“To make an absolutely gross generalization, I think a lot of people feel like if you're mixed, more often than not you're quote unquote white. So if you're mixed, you embrace the mainstream culture more than the African-American culture.”

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Author:Keegan-Michael Key

“When I got near teen age, I was so happy with my friends and the African American culture that I couldn't imagine not being part of it.”

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Author:Johnny Otis

“I'm African-American by my culture, not by my color. Race does not exist.”

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Author:Terry Crews

“It's really important to have life strategies and part of that is sort of knowing where you want to go so you can have a map that helps you to get there. And the traditional way tells us oh we get into school and someone else advises us, helps us, but that often does not work for African Americans female and male. Because what works for the dominant culture often does not work for us.”

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Author:Bell Hooks

“You should always respect what you are and your culture because if your art is going to mean anything, that is where it comes from.”

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Author:Romare Bearden

“The treatment of African and African American culture in our education was no different from their treatment in Tarzan movies.”

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Book:Airing Dirty Laundry

Source: Airing Dirty Laundry

“The Afro-American experience is the only real culture that America has. Basically, every American tries to walk, talk, dress and behave like African Americans.”

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Author:Hugh Masekela