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I'm a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.

I am proud to be an African.

I am an African and I am very proud of that.

I'm very proud of my heritage.

I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

I'm a black American, and I'm proud to represent who and where I'm from - unapologetically. There's no shame in my game.

I'm proud of what I look like. I'm proud that I look like my mom.

I have never been more proud of the United States than I am this year. We have elected an African-American president. We have the stellar Michelle Obama setting the standard for American women. I simply cannot say it enough: look how far we've come.

I am proud of my heritage and my family.

There's something about my Mexican-American heritage... I'm proud of it.