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Do We Still Need Kwanzaa?

Theodore Johnson | Posted 02.19.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: Kwanzaa, Black Voices, Civil Rights Movement, Holiday Season, Africa, Christmas, Swahili, African Americans, Civil Rights, Holidays, Holidays 2012, Black Voices News
Theodore Johnson

As important as it is for African-Americans to have an appreciation for the continent of our origin, perhaps we have evolved to a point where Kwanzaa isn't as useful as it once was.

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Meatless Monday: First Fruits of the Harvest

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Kwanzaa, Umoja, Swahili, Africa, Sweet Potato, Habari Gani, Meatless Monday, Green News
Ellen Kanner

Any holiday that takes its name from the phrase "first fruits of the harvest" gets this meatless girl's attention, so I'm entirely on board with Kwanzaa.

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Census Bureau Survey Draws Attention to Need for More Proactive Multicultural Approach

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: French, Washington, West Coast, Immigration, Thailand, Arabic, Denver, Farsi, Limited English Proficient, Chicago, American Community Survey, East Coast, u.s. Census Bureau, Korean, Swahili, Hispanic, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Newborns, East Africa, Survey, Languages, Syracuse, Interpretation, Mandarin, Language, Burma, Lep, Legal Immigration, Immigrant, Census Bureau, D.C., Northern Virginia, Oromo, Amharic, Cantonese, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The release this past week of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) makes it clear that America's ethnic makeup is changing much quicker...

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Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro With My Daughter

Eileen Ogintz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Hiking, Daughter, Africa, Mother, Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro, Swahili, Bonding, Mountains, Travel News
Eileen Ogintz

Childbirth was easier. We haven't showered in days. It's well below freezing, and the air is so thin that we have to stop every few steps to breathe. I've never been more tired. I must be crazy. This is the vacation of a lifetime.

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Safari Part II. Riding Wild and Swahili Lessons

Lauren Scott | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Conservation, Swahili, Lauren Scott, Riding Safari, Solar Power, Kenya, Travel News
Lauren Scott

Borana is one of Kenya's most impressive collections of safari destinations. Its raison d'etre is to show you the country's stunning wildlife and landscapes, while working to protect and preserve them.

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Favorite Friends I've Never Met

Vicky Collins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Knoxville, News, Pakistan, Margaret Hoeveler, Amazing Women Rock, Technology, Random Thoughts, Colorado, News and Views, Inspiration, Dolly Parton, Sheryl WuDunn, South Africa, Muslim, United States of America, Susan MacCaulay, Karen Daniel, Saudi Arabia, Nicholas Kristof, Swahili, Human Rights, Dubai, Books & Authors, Women|Tags: Kampala, Rockies, Community Service, Philanthropy, Twitter, Nairobi, Fifa, World Cup, Blog, Global Poverty, Half the Sky, Social Networking, Tennessee, Caroline Jones, Youtube, Namibia, Linda Ellerbee, Capetown, Kenya, Judaism, Acid Attacks, Media, Canada, South Dakota, World Report, Travel, Television, Godwin Opuly, Middle East, Religion, Hdnet, Uganda, Vegan, Africa, Zippy Nyaruri, Griff Hoeveler, Beadforlife, Charleston, United States, In the Land of Invisible Women, Hajj, Pennsylvania, Mt. Diablo, Facebook, New York City, Ashton Ramsey, Neil Wanless, Gettysburg, Riyadh, South Carolina, Nascar, Terrorism, Poverty, Qanta Ahmed, Winner, Midlife, Northern California, David Letterman, Nguvu, Denver News
Vicky Collins

Because of social networking I have a new circle of virtual friends who I enjoy and respect, even though we have never met or for that matter, may never meet.

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Peter Buffett and Angelique Kidjo Release Single to Support Girls in Africa

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Jim Luce

I have been trying to interview Emmy Award-winning composer/philanthropist Peter Buffett for two years. I wrote about Grammy Award-winning UNICEF G...

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Renewable Energy Expert Steve Smith Mitigates Conflicts in Congo, Rwanda, Sudan

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Renewable Energy, Peace Corp, Somalia, Darfur, United Nations, Refugees International, Twa, Thought Leaders, Thomas Pakenham, Madeline Albright, Hutu-Tutsi Genocide, Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery, Wikipedia, Global Citizens, Congo, Laurent-Desire Kabila, Human Rights Monitors, Women in Transition, Belgian Colonies, Tutsis, Democratic Republic of the Congo, National Peace Corp Association, Chic Dambach, Zaire, Ohio, Mobutu Sese Seko, Conflicts Resolution, Tanzania, French Language, Swahili, Uganda, Bill Clinton, Steve Smith, Chevron, Roman Catholic Church, The Scramble for Africa, Kinshasa, USAID Office of Transition Initiatives, Burundi, Hutus, Steven Smith, New York City, U.N. Development Program, Refugee Camps, Geneva, Eastern Congo, Genocide, Jimmy Carter, Sudan, Hillary Clinton, Operation Support Hope, Fortune 500 Companies, Usaid, Hotel Rwanda, Rwanda, Léopoldville, Kinyarwanda, World News
Jim Luce

Multi-tasking is de rigueur these days, so it comes as no surprise that renewable energy expert and conflict resolution specialist Steve Smith has his hands full. His specialty comes from years of practice.

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U.N. Birthday Rocks for Its Peacemakers

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Jim Luce

Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...

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The US Senate Apologized for Slavery. But We Ain't Gettin' 40 Acres and a Mule!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Jews, Europe, President Obama, News, Andrea Merkel, Congo, Forty Acres and a Mule, Jew, Belgian Prime Minister, North America, Guy Verhofstadt, Apology for Slavery, Swahili, Elie Weisel, African Americans, Civil Rights Disaster, German Chancellor, Genocide, Germany, Patrice Lumumba, Slavery, Belgium, Politics, Rwanda Genocide, Holocaust, Congress, American Dream, Barack Obama, Japan, Reparations, Jim Crow, Cnn, Racism, African American, Slavery Apology, Black Folks, Japanese Internment Camps, Slaves, Wolf Blitzer, Buchenwald, Rwanda, Belgian, Maafa, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

We can all feel relieved there is an official acknowledgment that something terrible was done to black people. Yet the reality is way too much time has passed for this apology to really mean anything.

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Back to the Rhythm: 'Inventuring' in Africa

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Richard Leider, Tanzania, Positive Aging, Pachamama Alliance, Hadze, Maasai, Africa, Swahili, Healthy Living News
Jim Selman

All of us were deeply moved by the dignity of these tribes and the serenity with which they inhabit the vast plains and mountains of Tanzania.

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