Obama’s African journey: ‘Promise’ »

By admin on Jul 12, 2009 in General | 2 Comments

President Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, founded with the slavery of Africans and perpetuating legalized racial discrimination well into the 20th Century, addressed the parliament of Ghana today in his first journey to Africa as president.
Obama called this time “a new moment of promise.”
He told an intimately personal tale of [...]

Obama on racial matters: ‘Door still open’ »

By admin on Jul 12, 2009 in Political News | 1 Comment

President Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan and travelling through Ghana today, was asked what Africa means to him – “Is it half of you?”
“Well, no, I don’t think it would be fair to say it was half,” the president told an interviewer for Sky News. “You know, I never lived here. I didn’t [...]