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African Cultural Winter Celebration 2009
on December 31st, 2009
By Jenny Francis The Afro News Burnaby An important community event took place at Eastburn Community Centre in Burnaby on 12 December 2009. The 3rd annual African Cultural Winter Celebration, hosted by REACH Multicultural Family Center (MFC) brought together approximately two hundred people from all over the world. Following prayers in Arabic and English, guests
TAN Facing Forward-A Life Long on Learning
on December 28th, 2009
Helena Kaufman The Afro News Vancouver In the midst of a book detailing the life journey of a Canadian woman from girlhood to unexpected gratification, lies a formula for happiness. It is nestled in the chapters of “Pinch Me, A Long Walk From Home”, a first volume of stories by author Beth Rowles Scott. Extraordinarily
Wyclef Jean to promote Western Union Money Transfer
on December 11th, 2009
The Western Union Company A leader in the money transfer segment of global payments, officially began its holiday season today by announcing a strategic alliance with multi-platinum Grammy-Award winning international recording artist Wyclef Jean to promote Western Union Money Transfer® to consumers. Western Union’s relationship with Wyclef will be multi-faceted and will include outreach through
Think Globally: Changing Population, Environment and Food
on December 7th, 2009
By Frank T. Scruggs M.A.Ph.D. The Afro News USA International When venturing away from one’s own city, town or village a keen sense of the vastness of the African Diaspora becomes apparent. Even more people of African descent populate our planet when serious consideration is given to Keith O. Hilton’s TALO theory which explores the
Essay/Ghana/Africa Koku Anyidoho and the anatomy of hate
on December 1st, 2009
By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong The Afro News International Koku Anyidoho, the director of communications at President John Atta Mills’ Osu Castle, says he hates ex-President John Kufour’s face more than any other person in Ghana. “I don’t like his face, so I don’t want to hear anything about him.” That’s disturbing from a high profile government
Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout freed
on November 30th, 2009
CTV.ca News Staff Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout has been freed in Somalia after 15 months in captivity, along with Australian photographer Nigel Brennan. In a telephone interview from Mogadishu on Wednesday afternoon, Lindhout told CTV News Channel that she had only been freed for a few hours and provided minimal details on the process that
Musical Tribute to Lincoln Alexander – First Step Towards New Jazz Space
on November 20th, 2009
By michelle-lee The Afro News Toronto The Jazz Performance & Education Centre, recently obtained charitable status and held its first fundraising gala October 2nd. The event, held at Glenn Gould Theatre, was a $250.00 per person musical tribute to former Ontario Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander. Alexander is an honorary co-chair of the organization with Ontario
Emerging African development thinking Part 3
SPECIAL INTERVIEW (Part 3) Development/Africa Kofi Akosah-Sarpong continues his discussions with Prof. George Ayittey on his argument that US President Barack Obama’s Accra proclamation that Africa’s future is in Africans hands is an “intellectual vindication” for the “Internalist School” of African development Q. Did the “Internalist School” demonstrate that African intellectuals have finally come out