Smokey Robinson quotes - page 3

...The concept of the United States of America is the greatest concept in the world. It's beautiful. It's a wonderful concept. There's no place like America. So, for people to come in and try to fuck that up is ridiculous. I'm a Black man, and I'm telling you this: I've been all over the world. The only places I haven't been are Africa, China, and Russia. Here, people say "African American.” Don't call me no African American. I'm a Black American. [You're not] going to label me to try to say that I don't belong in this country when my people have fought and died to establish this country. Black soldiers have fought and died for this country. They were doing it for Mississippi and Georgia and Alabama. I'm a Black American. (Smokey Robinson)