I've got to where I am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth of African culture.
Hugh MasekelaRead
My biggest obsession is to show Africans and the world who the people of Africa really are.
Interpretation
Hugh Masekela emphasizes the importance of accurately portraying African identity and culture to both Africans and the global community.
In this quote, Hugh Masekela expresses his deep passion for revealing the true essence and richness of African people and culture. He recognizes that there are often misconceptions about Africa and its people, and he is dedicated to showcasing their stories, talents, and realities to challenge stereotypes and foster a better understanding of the continent.
In practice
During a speech addressing cultural representation at a conference.
I've got to where I am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth of African culture.
When you talk about Lacrosse, you talk about the lifeblood of the six nations. The game is ingrained into our culture and our system and our lives. (the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora)
Enshrined in a language is the whole of a community's history and a large part of its cultural identity. The world is a mosaic of visions. To lose even one piece of this mosaic is a loss for all of us.
That's beautiful: the hurrah game! well β it's our game: that's the chief fact in connection with it: America's game: has the snap, go fling, of the American atmosphere β belongs as much to our institutions, fits into them as significantly, as our constitutions, laws: is just as important in the sum total of our historic life.
When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and the culture and compare them with the values of where I came from - I feel so blessed to be from Africa.
A couple of years after I arrived in Hollywood, everything that was Latino was fashionable, and years after, my thought is that we're not fashionable anymore. We're here to stay.
As popular culture becomes more presentist, we move away from entertainment as the vicarious experience of a narrative - as watching someone else's story - and much more toward enacting one's own story. Moving away from myths and toward fantasy role-playing games, away from movies and toward videogames.
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