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Africa Can Only Fantasize About Obama’s victory - By Bashir Goth

Obama’s election as the 44th President of the United States has resounded throughout the African continent as it did in many other parts of the world. It was a definitive moment in history, an incredible dream come true for...

BACK TO WHICH-HUNTING (James Kilpatrick)

By James J. Kilpatrick James J. Kilpatrick – 40 mins ago More from James J. Kilpatrick: About The Author: James Kilpatrick began writing his column, “A Conservative View,” in 1964, and went on to become the most widely...

Nigeria: Learning From the Obama Example

Posted to the web 17 November 2008 Chiedu Okoye Is the United States of America not a coalition of peoples from many different nations? Peoples of different races constitute America, not excepting political dissidents fleeing...

Barack Obama: President Elect of the United States - "The Power of their Example (Opinion)

It is indeed with great honor that this observer must concede to the greatness of the American people, not so much because they are the great power that they possess, but because they have shown that they can correct the course...

Case for nonviolent action is strong

By NICHOLAS MELE GUEST COLUMNIST This campaign season, we heard about everything from Alaskan independence to the return of the Cold War. One topic that was not mentioned, indeed is rarely mentioned in the course of mainstream...

To have based one’s vote on race was ridiculous

To the Editor: Cumberland Times-News One thing that surprised me in this past election was the precedence that race played. I was a John McCain supporter, and many times when I told people this, the first thing out of their...

Obama is not the revolution

Barack Obama's landslide victory over John McCain has filled a generation of new voters with hope and joy. Here at the University of Kentucky, Obama supporters rejoiced as the Hawaii native became the first African-American...

Celebrating change

When the results rolled in from the 2008 presidential election, a huge celebration broke out in the courtyard of the Blanding/Kirwan complex at the University of Kentucky. I watched on television people across the United States...

Political activist to speak at ASU

Angela Davis, an American political activist and college professor who helped found the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, will be the guest speaker for this year's Ralph D. Abernathy Civil Rights...

Obama promotes abortion

Biracial Barack Obama's election is being hailed as a triumph for blacks. Obama's pro-abortion stand, however, is negatively impacting the black community. New York State Health Department statistics reveal that in 2006, 41.5...