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CALLED BY THE CONGO- THE RAINBOW IS ENOUGH, I AM TOO November 5, 2010I remember being 15 years old and thinking, “I don’t really want to be here anymore”, wishing I could instantly snap my fingers and disappear from my life. Luckily, I was too afraid to play the “magician” and attempt a permanent … Continue reading →Called by the Congo
- “WINDOW SEAT” TO A BLACK WOMAN’S SOUL March 30, 2010I woke up two days ago and my partner said, “You won’t believe what’s #2 on yahoo search, Erykah Badu”! “Really, why?”, I said. He explained to me that it was related to the video for her new song, “Window … Continue reading →Called by the Congo
- JUSTICE FOR HAITI January 25, 2010” Haiti also endured 60 years of U.S. embargo and almost 20 years of U.S. occupation as well as intervention through backing of military dictatorships and undermining of the democratic process with the ousting of democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide … Continue reading →Called by the Congo
- MY HAITI:HEROISM OF A GRANDMOTHER January 19, 2010Below is a message I received from Jean-Jacques Gabriel, a Haitian-American. He gave me permission to share his sentiments with you- it is reflective of the spirit of the Haitian people. Greetings, Like many of you, I was crushed to hear … Continue reading →Called by the Congo
- VOICES FROM THE CONGO January 14, 2010This petition comes directly from the people of the Congo. Show your support and act solidarity with the women, men and children of the Congo! Click here to sign petition and support Congolese voices Posted in Democratic Republic of CongoCalled by the Congo
- I DREAMT LAST NIGHT, I WAS IN CONGO AGAIN December 25, 2009When I’m speaking about Congo I make sure that I provide a political and historical context often not presented in Western media – “What is taking place in the Congo is a resource war, a geo-strategic battle being waged on … Continue reading →Called by the Congo
- CALLED BY THE CONGO: THE JOURNEY HAS JUST BEGUN December 21, 2009Dear Family, Almost a year ago, I was compelled to contact, Friends of the Congo, a DC-based advocacy organization, after viewing the, Nov. 13, 2008 interview, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b07P7T-_Ano on the Democracy Now program. I was attempting to understand why there … Continue reading →Called by the Congo
- TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART, TAKE A LEAP December 18, 2009To follow your heart, take a leap: A father’s commitment to Africa lives on in his daughter’s work for justice By Makeda Crane ~makeda.crane@yahoo.com (This article originally appeared in the Baltimore Sun in the Maryland closeup section, Sun, February 22, … Continue reading →Called by the Congo
- THE RAINBOW IS ENOUGH, I AM TOO November 5, 2010
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