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“”Everywhere I turn it seems, eligible South Asian guys outnumber Black men–the Cornel Westian and available sort of guy I imagined dating growing up…the site of an Indian man, let’s say on the subway, gets me rocking nervously back and forth in my sea
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“Obama, Japan, is rooting for candidate Obama, hoping that if he becomes the US president he will put this ancient fishing town of 32,000 people firmly on the tourist map and, just maybe, choose it for an international summit.”
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“Representative John Lewis…one of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most prominent black supporters, said Thursday night that he planned to cast his vote as a superdelegate for Senator Barack Obama in hopes of preventing a fight”
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“Kenya used to be considered one of the most promising countries in Africa. Now it is in the throes of ethnically segregating itself.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of
Roger Green wrote:
I thought this was fascinating: Freedom Rider: Democrats Target Kucinich for Defeat from http://www.blackagendareport.com/, February 13: “While Barack Obama garners 80% to 90% of black votes in the primaries, it is the Kucinich platform that actually expresses the political opinions of most black Americans. Disavowal of American military aggression and support for government enforcement of legal and civil rights of citizens are the hallmarks of Kucinich’s history. Obama makes eloquent but empty speeches bereft of specifics. In contrast, Kucinich’s national political life appeared to be over shortly after it began because he took a courageous stand against corporate power.”
Posted 16 Feb 2008 at 2:56 pm ¶
Sarah wrote:
It was absolutely insulting and deplorable the way Kucinich’s campaign was undermined. He was the only candidate that I could have voted for with no reservations.
If he’s kicked out of Congress next, then I’m registering as an Independent.
Posted 16 Feb 2008 at 4:32 pm ¶
R. Prince wrote:
lol, uh, regarding the first link.. I too uh, ahem, have a thing for indian men. And I’m still in the process of figuring out why I’m more aware of when an Indian guy is around yet I still find men of all racial backgrounds attractive. Should I feel bad about this? Hmm. *scratches head*
Posted 16 Feb 2008 at 7:48 pm ¶
zawadi wrote:
Please, please I beg you, don’t link to New York Times stories about Africa/Kenya/the World. It has some of the most biased and simplistic coverage I’ve seen. I’m Kenyan and have been reading Jeffrey Gettleman’s coverage of Kenya since the crisis started in January, and he makes me seethe with anger each time. His coverage is ahistorical, simplistic, and he seems all to eager to fall back on racist tropes of African tribalism supposedly dating from ‘ancient hatreds’. Oh how they love talking about ancient hatreds.
Some more balanced sources of news on Kenya are the Kenyan paper, the Standard:
http://www.eastandard.net/index.php
As well as the BBC news online.
Posted 21 Feb 2008 at 1:29 am ¶
Mina wrote:
“…As well as the BBC news online.”
Now I’m even more glad I check the BBC way more often than the NYT.
Also, how good is http://allafrica.com/ at coverage and at selecting articles from partner?
Posted 24 Feb 2008 at 10:58 am ¶