The only good produced by the disappearance of Africville was the appearance of a conscious black nationalism … In this regard, Consecrated Ground is…

- George Elliott Clarke

The moon twangs its silver strings; The river swoons into town; The wind beds down in the pines, Covers itself with stars.

- George Elliott Clarke

All books are merely delayed dust.

- George Elliott Clarke

A symbolic victory is still a victory.

- George Elliott Clarke

The early 20th Century was probably the high tide of global white supremacy - I'm going to call it that because that's how people thought of it - and…

- George Elliott Clarke

I suppose the "dilemma" might come up if I see a black athlete from the U.S. squaring off against a white Canadian athlete. Who do I want to identify…

- George Elliott Clarke

Boxing remains an important living metaphor of the struggle for equality.

- George Elliott Clarke

Sports are never just sports, we all know that. You're always carrying the flag in some way, shape or form.

- George Elliott Clarke

Keep on being a star in your own right. Keep on defining yourself. Don't be defined by others.

- George Elliott Clarke