Archive for the 'Current Issues' Category



African Warming 43 Comments

Why should Africa pay for others mistake? The Global Warming talk has been increasing every since Mr. Gore shed light on the topic to the world. He won an Oscar and the Nobel Peace Prize for his environmental activism; deservedly so. The scientific consensus identifies elevated levels of greenhouse gases due to human activity as [...]

The Sweep Wave 102 Comments

One of those things that starts in a conversation at midnight on a regular day in a regular year. Our own .mike was swept of his feet… some eleven months ago… to the challenge myself try to beat the odds by supporting him.” According to him. I heard him and my issue and apparently every [...]

year in review 3,081 Comments

Picture from Nechisar National Park located in the North Omo Valley region of southern Ethiopia. Download highres version here. I have said that I am not much of a believer for the resolution phenomenon, but that didn’t stop bernos blog readers from emailing me to write a post asking readers to list their New Years [...]

Blackerer 1,634 Comments

Africans view of African Americans is like that of a white person. We as Ethiopians are black in the eyes of the white man and we should be black in our self-portrait. There are many reasons that blacks do not support black owned businesses. Black businesses are limited in numbers, and usually do not offer [...]

The Final Stretch 145 Comments

(Updated) Hi I’m Mike. For those of you who know me, I am sure by now you know how keenly I have been supporting Barack Obama for his presidential bid in the past 10 months or so. Honestly, the sheer thrill of being part of something bigger than I has been the most rewarding experience [...]