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President Obama: “I want to know whose ass to kick”

President Obama: “I want to know whose ass to kick”

“The Gulf Coast has had its behind beaten for the past seven weeks. Now President Obama wants an “ass to kick.” Read More

I really couldn’t help but laugh when I saw this. I just shook my head &…

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2010- A New Decade of the Wind of Change in Independence for Africa & the World at Large Catalyzed in 1960!

2010- A New Decade of the Wind of Change in Independence for Africa & the World at Large Catalyzed in 1960!

2010 Marks the 50th anniversary of Independence in 17 African nations, setting the stage for Africa as a continent to look deep within our history, to wake up & to make this decade Africa’s decade of fulfilling the change that…

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Shirley Chisolm: Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition

Shirley Chisolm: Unbought and Unbossed: Expanded 40th Anniversary Edition

“I want history to remember me not just as the first black woman to be elected to Congress, not as the first black woman to have made a bid for the presidency of the United States, but as a

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Africa/Africans on The Rise! Marie NDiaye, the first black woman to win the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary prize.

Africa/Africans on The Rise! Marie NDiaye, the first black woman to win the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary prize.

It seems Africans are defying centuries of global stereotypes by making individual strides that will re-write history books for the future generations of African descendants globally. All eyes are on Africa throughout the world with many heads shaking & saying…

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Africa/Africans are on a global rise!

Africa/Africans are on a global rise!

This was a great weekend for Africa/Africans in New York with two Africans winning the New York marathon & making marathon history. Ethiopia’s former world and Olympic 10,000 meters champion Derartu Tulu won the women’s event through the city’s five…

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Addressing the Division Between Africans & African-Americans

Addressing the Division Between Africans & African-Americans

The cultural divide between Africa & her Diasporan counterparts seems to be growing wider in America even with the first Black president of the U.SA. being of direct African parentage. The New York Times recently did an article on Africans…

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The Era of a Evolutionary Revolution

The abundance of the lack of self controlled outbursts & accusations displayed this past few days by Serena Williams & Kanye West, not to mention the many churches, congressman, people, pundits, athletic associations etc. seems to becoming more & more…

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