Quotes About Heritage

If you go to the part of Nigeria I'm from, people will say 'why is colonialism my concern?'

My parents were among the first families from their area to leave Nigeria and come to America, the land of the free.

I'm first generation American, and my parents were both from Nigeria.

I'd always been interested in Nigeria's past.

My nickname is 'Chief' because my father was a chief in Nigeria.

I've got Africa stamped on my chest, and I've outlined Nigeria because that's my bloodline.

I haven't been to Nigeria, but my dad and I have talked about going. I have a grandma over there who's been here.

I'm a first-generation American. My parents are from Nigeria. I had this weird last name that looked Japanese, and then people would see me and go, 'Oh. You're not Japanese.'

I feel so British, but people would look at me and see a very African woman - the way I cook is very Nigerian, the way I dress I guess is quite Nigerian.

I'm grounded in who I am, and I am a confident black man. A confident, Nigerian, black, chocolate man. I'm proud of my heritage, and no man can take that away from me.

I am as much British, white and working class, my mother's background, as I am black and Nigerian, my father's heritage.

I would find myself being inspired by things that I've heard as a kid: Nigerian music or African music, some French music or some Jamaican music. When it's time for music to be made, it's almost like my ancestors just come into me and then it's them.

My dad's Nigerian and I grew up in London, and that's just how it is.

I'm not sure where I'm from! I was born in London. My father's from Ghana but lives in Saudi Arabia. My mother's Nigerian but lives in Ghana. I grew up in Boston.

With a name like Cush Jumbo, you never get forgotten. The 'Jumbo' is from my father, who is Nigerian, and 'Cush' was a king in ancient Egypt. It's a name that took a few years to grow into, but now I feel it was meant to be. It's absolutely who I am, and I love it.

I knew I was Yoruba and Nigerian for the first 9 years of my life. I did not become conscious of my color and all that came with it until I moved to the United States with my family.

I say all the time that when you first meet me, you know three things right off the bat: I'm Nigerian, I love to laugh, and I love Jesus.

I am not a practising Jew, and I am not embedded in Nigerian culture, but I have a sense of those things inside me, which is very handy for acting. There are a lot of things I can draw on.

I come from a performing family. My parents are Nigerian, and their parents and their parents - and it's all about performance in their culture, you know. The music. The dancing... you're told to stand out at family gatherings and perform in some sort of way. You're just kind of born into it.

I mean, London has shaped me as a person. My parents are Nigerian so I've had the luxury of blending different cultures together just through my everyday life.

Algeria keeps me awake at night. What about you?

To be able to represent Nike as a brand is one thing, but to also represent the great players that came before me means a lot.

My dad's European, so when I was a little kid, I couldn't wear things like Nike, so I grew up wearing Adidas.

Although I was raised in Canada and the U.K., my roots are in Egypt through my father, in a family line that stretches back generations and runs along the Nile, from the concrete of Cairo to the coast of Alexandria.