I Do Not Sing Politics. I Merely

There Are A Lot Of Homes For Boys, But Very Few For Girls, That Is Why I Chose To Do For Girls.

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.

He [belafonte] Was A Good Teacher And Looked After Me. He Said, 'you Have Such Great Talent, You Must Try Not To Be A Tornado - Be Like A Submarine. It Was Good Advice When I Found Myself Speaking At The Un Committee Against Apartheid And Then The Un General Assembly.

I Do Not Sing Politics. I Merely Sing The Truth.

Everybody Now Admits That Apartheid Was Wrong, And All I Did Was Tell The People Who Wanted To Know Where I Come From How We Lived In South Africa. I Just Told The World The Truth. And If My Truth Then Becomes Political, I Can't Do Anything About That.