In an effort to dispel bad stereotypes about Africa, this page's specific goal is to bring to our people reading materials and Audio/Video testimonies of influential individuals who have visited the African continent. These influential individuals include (but not limited to) Movie stars, Diplomats, African/American celebrities, the members of Clergy etc... Click on the Play Button to listen
1- Chris Rock Talking about Africa Comedian Chris Rock Talking about his knowledge of Africa (Parental Supervision required for young kids due to some of the words used)
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2- Jamie Foxx Talking about Africa Comedian Jamie Foxx sharing his thoughts of Africa after his last visit during the shouting of the movie Ali.
Note: When he says that Africa looks like Oakland (California), the audience ridicules him!!
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Note: When Jamie Foxx says that Africa looks just like Oakland (California), the audience laughs at him!!
He has to add: "I am serious...!!!"
3- Don Cheadle American Actor About Africa (Time Magazine) Don Cheadle attends the 2007 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books held at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus. 10 Questions for Don Cheadle Thursday, May. 17, 2007 By CAROLYN SAYRE "What is the greatest need of the African people? "Randy Robinson, FORT WORTH, TEXAS Don Cheadle:"One thing they need is better p.r. The news loves to talk about all the terrible situations, but it is very resistant to talk about the success. Liberia has a female President. That is huge, isn't it? Cameroon has turned itself around. If people in this country think of Africa as a place with kids and flies swarming around their heads, then they won't understand that these people are you and you are them."
4- Kenneth P. Vickery ( North Carolina State University
Ph.D., Yale University)
"Over 30 years ago, I first visited Africa," recalls Professor Vickery in Lecture 1. "I took planes, trains, and automobiles; I hitchhiked and rode on the back of trucks carrying tons of fruit through parts of Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia.
"I got my first looks at Kilimanjaro and Victoria Falls," he continues. "The places I saw were a revelation. But even more of a revelation were the people I met, who seemed so different from the stereotypes I'd grown up with—people of generosity and humor, but also people living through and intertwined with dramas—family dramas, national dramas, and historical dramas. The stories I heard from old men and women convinced me that here was a place the history of which could become a life's work."
4. Keila M. Spann
Keila M. Spann is an African-American grad Student in Columbia, SC. She is working on a research paper entitled “Preserving African Cultural Heritage Resources”. Her love for Africa is so powerful that she has made it a mission to go to the mother land one of these days for, The Truth is out there!
"For me Africa represents origin, and it represents origin to me on several different levels. There is God the creator, and then there is Africa. Africa is the tangible origin of world civilization and history to me. Everyone comes from Africa, whether they want to acknowledge or not. "
