I Will Probably Die Singing.

If Given A Choice, I Would Have Certainly Selected To Be What I Am: One Of The Oppressed Instead Of One Of The Oppressors.

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.

Africa Has Her Mysteries, And Even A Wise Man Cannot Understand Them. But A Wise Man Respects Them

I'm Not A Politician; I Am A Singer. Long Ago, They Said, 'that One, She Sings Politics.' I Don't Sing Politics; I Merely Sing The Truth.

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