Quotes About Heritage

I still keep my accent.

I was quite adamant that I will not change my name as it was given by my parents.

I have an addictive personality so anything I do I want to go 110, so even with food I love it. I mean I'm Mexican-Italian so anything around my family is always food-oriented somehow.

It is in our culture that we don't want to admit that our culture is good.

As an adopted person, once you find out about that 'other' side of yourself, it's almost like you find out who you really are.

I adore Dartmoor, where I grew up, and the Cotswolds are amazing.

Most Missourians can't imagine growing up and spending their adult life without their family.

My aesthetic is very black.

Slavery is something that affects all of us. It's all of our history.

We are not America. We are Afghanistan.

I love Africa.

I'm an African American.

I am not an African. I am an American.

I am an African and I am very proud of that.

The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.

Because I am an African, I am a Ghanaian.

I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.

To live your life well, and have respect for what came before or after - there's a strong respect for that in African culture.

In 'Bayou Magic,' I write about African goddess-mermaids who accompanied slaves to America.

I was just a girl from Alabama.

Alabama has a rich history.

I want people to hear the name Mustafa Ali and want them to know that I'm a proud American. I'm from here, I'm from Chicago; I'm just like one of you.

All writers write about the past, and I try to make it come alive so you can see what happened.

I'm a proud American all day, every day.