Yearly Archives: 2009

A passionate plea to the people of United States,

Liberians on DED (Deferred Enforcement Departure) in United States could face deportation come March 31, 2009 which is the expiration date of their Immigration status.

More than a century ago a German doctor, Robert Koch, announced that he had discovered the germ that causes tuberculosis (TB) a finding that resulted in a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Every year on March 24 health care professionals commemorate World TB Day to celebrate Dr. Koch’s findings and to describe problems and solutions related to the TB pandemic and to support worldwide TB-control efforts.

The Internal Revenue Service has announced a number of new steps to help financially distressed taxpayers maximize their refunds and speed payments while providing additional help to people struggling to meet their tax obligations.

The dream of Africa’s 53 sovereign states to form a United States of Africa as conceived by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana more than fifty years ago has received less than enthusiastic support at a recent African Union summit held in Addis Ababa.

Kenya and South Africa fought hard but came up short in their quest for the cup at the USA Sevens rugby tournament in San Diego, California. The tournament held on February 14th-15th, 2009 drew thousands of fans to picturesque San Diego, many in support of their home country teams.

The rebels fought for resources. Charles Taylor fought to stay in power. Young boys were recruited to fight in a war they barely understood. And the women of Liberia, they fought for survival, theirs and Liberia’s.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a gripping, tear-jerking, yet empowering story of the resilience of the human spirit and the capacity of our survival instinct to triumph over the greatest challenges.

Minneapolis, Mn-Neighbors and friends; reporters, local politicians and law enforcement streamed through the doors of Abubakar As-Sadique Mosque to interact with the Somali Community. The response to an open house invitation by the mosque was overwhelming. Media reports connecting the Minneapolis mosque to the Somali men alleged to have gone back to Somalia to fight Jihad, a holy war, have created new misconceptions about the community. For many guests that evening, learning about Islam and Muslims was refreshing for their knowledge of Islam was limited, and the little they knew was based on stereotypes.

Africa is the hardest hit as the turmoil engulfing Western financial markets is forcing most companies on the continent to shut down mines and factories.

Part of the mission of the nation's historically Black institutions (HBI) is to provide a college education for a disproportionate number of students who can't afford to go to most traditionally White institutions (TWI).

Since Rwanda and Uganda invaded the Congo in 1996, these countries have pursued a plan to appropriate the wealth of Eastern Congo either directly or through proxy forces.

The December 2008 United Nations report is the latest in a series of U.N. reports dating from 2001 that clearly documents the systematic looting and appropriation of Congolese resources by Rwanda and Uganda, two of Washington and London’s staunchest allies in Africa.

Minneapolis, Mn--Leaders of the Somali and Muslim communities came out in a united front to address what they called “the inaccurate and unfair portrayal of our mosques and Imams”.

Mid last year, about 20 Somali men were reported to have been recruited from Minneapolis to fight a holy war in Somalia. The Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic center was rumored to be connected to their disappearance. “It is unfortunate that some individuals in the Somali community unfairly accused the Abubakar Center to have links to the disappearance of the young Somali men. We strongly deny these unsubstantiated allegations. Abubakar Center didn’t recruit, finance or otherwise facilitate in any way shape or form the travel of those youth,” said Adbirashid Abdi, a member of the board of directors of the Abubakar Center .