I Look At The Past And I

African Music, Though Very Old, Is Always Being Rediscovered In The West.

Be Careful, Think About The Effect Of What You Say. Your Words Should Be Constructive, Bring People Together, Not Pull Them Apart.

I Didn't Have Much, But I Was Always Happy To Share What I Did Have. It Seemed Like Every African That Came To New York City Would Show Up At My Apartment Door At Dinnertime, And I Couldn't Turn Them Away. I Wasn't Much Older Than Any Of Them, But They Started Calling Me 'mama Africa' And The Name Stuck.

I See Other Black Women Imitate My Style, Which Is No Style At All, But Just Letting Our Hair Be Itself. They Call It The Afro Look.

For Instance, We're Always Fighting Amongst Each Other. Who Gives Us The Arms? And Then We Become Indebted To Wherever We Are Buying Them From - With What? The Very Resources We Need To Keep There.