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 [...]
Published by December 9th, 2007 in African and Current Issues.Archive for December, 2007
This is a clothing label, it is labeled in English and then in French. This piece of clothing was manufactured a small boutique in the ‘US.’ US is in quotes because manufactured in the US doesn’t necessarily mean “Made in the US.” Both the English and the French part is exactly the same, except the [...]
Published by December 6th, 2007 in Design and Social.“Just do your thing, man. It’s all yours,” he bellowed, dramatically gesticulating towards one empty white wall of his new condo’s dining room. It wasn’t furnished, yet. In fact, the place looked like it needed a lot of work. The wall-to-wall carpeting spanned the living and dining rooms, decorated with insolent stains and holes. The [...]
Published by December 4th, 2007 in Dating and Personal.(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 [...]
Published by December 1st, 2007 in Current Issues, Noteworthy and Personal.
