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East Orange Mayor Bowser: A Record of Accomplishment
May 9, 2013 Leave a Comment
By CHIKA ONYEANI He is the President of the National Conference of Black Mayors, a position he has occupied since May 2006, an organization of about 682 black Mayors throughout the United States, having served two terms as President. But by December 31st, 2013, Mayor Robert Bowser would have served for 16 years as Mayor of East Orange, a city of roughly a little over 64,000 … [Read More...]

President Obama Meets with Leaders of Sierra Leone, Senegal, Malawi, and Cape Verde
March 29, 2013 Leave a Comment
Today President Obama welcomed President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Joyce Banda of Malawi, and Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde to the White House. The United States has strong partnerships with these countries based on shared democratic values and shared interests. Each of these leaders has undertaken significant efforts … [Read More...]

CHINUA ACHEBE DEAD AT 82
March 22, 2013 5 Comments
Born in Nigeria, was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana studies at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and formerly the Charles P. Stevenson Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Achebe was known the world over for having played a seminal role in the founding and development of African literature. … [Read More...]
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By PAUL FRIMPONG Africa has the potential to be the world’s leading destination of investments. Africa is ambitious to take its rightful position in the global economy. The stakes are high for Africa to control global trade and attract the largest portion of the world’s investment. But the story has always been thwarted one way [...]
Foreword by Allan “Bud” Selig, Commissioner of Baseball) Tom Brokaw, Author and former NBC News anchor: “Jackie Robinson was a man of enormous resolve and dignity. He was not a patsy. Through all his trials, he always maintained his dignity. Jackie showed all of us how to be courageous and keep moving forward.” Deerfield Beach, [...]
By EJIKE OKPA II Dangote is rich and I don’t doubt it, but my God! His village is desolate. His corporate headquarters is nothing to write home about. Good attributes associated with wealthy folks are lacking in his ranking. A product of monopoly on some commodities, his business model will fade if competition were open [...]
