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Nigeria and Democracy Inaction
Imagine that one day President Barack Obama disappears. It is rumored that he has gone to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment of a condition that nobody is quite certain about. After three months, the public starts to speculate as to whether or not he is still alive. As a result of failing to follow the…
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London Slashes Black History Month
At a time when African Americans are being asked whether Black History Month is still relevant in the supposedly “post-racial” era of President Barack Obama, black Britons are facing a far steeper mountain of opposition to celebrations of their own heritage. The United Kingdom has some 1.5 million people of African and Caribbean descent in…
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Yes You Can, When Can We?
There has been much talk and much written about the significance of Barack Obama’s candidacy to African Americans. But Obama’s acceptance of the Democratic Party nomination is an unprecedented moment for blacks Europeans, too. As we watch, we do so with the hope for similar strides in our communities, in our countries. To see this…
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