Kerry James Marshall The invention of the African American, or the Haitian or Jamaican, is a consequence of the transatlantic slave trade. – Kerry James Marshall African Quotes American Quotes Consequence Quotes Haitian Quotes Jamaican Quotes Slave Quotes Trade Quotes Transatlantic Quotes If you ever find yourself on a boat in the middle of the ocean, you look around in every direction and don’t see anything. That’s a terrifying experience. There’s this idea that many of the attitudes and personality developments in black folks in the diaspora are a consequence of this unresolved trauma. There have been attempts by black artists to try and figure out how to represent that in some kind of way.
Dennis Edwards Sam Cooke was a gospel singer like myself, and when he crossed over and started singing rock n’ roll, it kind of gave me the green light to go ahead and do it. – Dennis Edwards
Gillian Tans We know that companies which have more women in leadership positions have a better performance. – Gillian Tans
Bob Stoops Depending on where you’re at or the ownership you’re working for, some of the college jobs may be better than some in the NFL. – Bob Stoops
Dave Sitek If we can move together as a species, I think that there is a possibility that we can make the world a better place. – Dave Sitek
Carl Honore We live in a culture that’s been hijacked by the management consultant ethos. We want everything boiled down to a Power Point slide. We want metrics and ‘show me the numbers.’ That runs counter to the immensely complex nature of so many social, economic and political problems. You cannot devise an algorithm to fix them. – Carl Honore
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