Your group has a right and responsibility to preside over your behavior and you have a responsibility to make that behavior in a manner that does not endanger the group.
John Henrik ClarkeIf I lead the field in any way, it is in the area of curricula development, study guides and other teaching materials.
John Henrik ClarkeMy mother really held the family together. She was a perfect example of the kind of black woman I would love to see again. She ruled my father with an iron hand, yet she barely ever raised her voice above a whisper.
John Henrik ClarkeThis kind of collective society - giving to each according to his need - existed in Africa not only before Karl Marx, but also before Europe.
John Henrik ClarkeAfrican people need to stop shouting 'nationtime' until they are clear about the responsibilities of running a nation.
John Henrik ClarkeIf the Africans and Arabs were ruling Spain from 711 to 1492, had they destroyed the Catholic church, they still would be ruling Spain to this day because that's the institution that held them together. The institute that gave them the only hope was their church. This is why we are so depressed because the institutions of hope that would cause fulfillment amongst us has either been destroyed or laughed at.
John Henrik Clarke