If we are going to be masters of our destiny, we must be masters of the ideas that influence that destiny.

I want to make it clear that the black race did not come to the United States culturally empty-handed. The role and importance of ethnic history is in how well it teaches a people to use their own talents, take pride in their own history and love their own memories.

History is a compass that you locate yourself on the map of human geography, politically, culturally, financially.

This kind of collective society - giving to each according to his need - existed in Africa not only before Karl Marx, but also before Europe.

The African had opinions about the universe that eventually turned out to be true.

The first light of human consciousness and the world's first civilizations were in Africa.

I don't attend any particular church now. I don't believe in denominations, nor do I believe in organized religion.