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The decade that was…

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Al Qaida, Barack Obama, Black History, Blogging, Geopolitics, H1N1, Katrina, Life, Michael Jackson, News, Terrorism, U.S.A, War on December 31, 2009 | 8 Comments »

In comparison with the span of time, ten years really isn’t that long, however a lot can happen in that time. The last ten years have brought lots of significant changes to my life. I got a new job, moved twice to different cities, got divorced and remarried, had a son and met through blogging some amazing [...]

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Exonerating Eric Frimpong

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Criminal Justice, Eric Frimpong, Life, News, Racism on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In July I wrote this piece, To Kill a Mockingbird: The Eric Frimong Story, about a young Black man falsely convicted of raping a white woman. Investigative journalist Joel Engel did this extensive article, “Exonerating Eric Frimpong”, outling the details of the case and the compelling reasons for a new trial. On December 10th, Eric’s legal team completed arguments before [...]

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Latest attempted terrorist attack was staged

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Critical Thinking, Geopolitics, News, Nigeria, Terrorism, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on December 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Interesting report by journalist and author Webster Tarpley. Click on image of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab for video.

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Tiger Woods and The Problem of the “Great Black Example”‏ By Lisa Fritsch

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Critical Thinking, Golf, Life, Lisa Fritsch, News, Tiger Woods on December 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Op-ed submission by Project 21 There’s an interesting wrinkle in the Tiger Woods scandal. There are some blacks who are angry that none of Tiger’s mistresses were black. For example, a recent New York Daily News headline declared “Tiger Alienates Black Community with White Lovers.” It’s probably the least of his troubles, but it exposes a big problem [...]

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“Western Sahara another shame-cum-thorn for AU‏” by Nkwazi N. Mhango

Posted in Africa, African Union, African Women, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Aminatou Haidar, Exploitation, Geopolitics, Life, Morocco, News, Nkwazi Mhango, Politics, Western Sahara on December 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Mwl. Julius Nyerere, the founder of Tanzania once said: “Africa won’t be totally and truly independent until all African countries and Africans are free.” His vision of freedom was not confined within boundaries and flags but the whole mankind. He leapfrogged almost all thinkers as far as independence is concerned. To him freedom was a [...]

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Cuban Vacation

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Che Guevara, Critical Thinking, Cuba, Geopolitics, Life, News, Vacation on December 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »

One thing that has been a constant blessing in my life is the opportunity to travel regularly to different parts of the world. Visiting and interacting with people in different countries or even in different parts of the country where I live, has allowed me a variety of invaluable experiences that has literally opened my eyes to other perspectives, as well as sharpened my intellect. [...]

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