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Ursula Burns: First Black Woman to become CEO to a Fortune 500
On July 1st 2009, Ursula Burns became the first African American women to become a CEO of a Fortune 500 Company, from being a mechanical engineer summer intern in 1980, then moving on to become senior vice president of corporate stategic services in 2000, then seven years...
Gold medal athlete Caster Semenya told to prove she is a woman
" The world of athletics was hit by controversy tonightafter a female South African athlete who won the 800m final at the world championships was asked to take a gender verification test to prove she is a woman.... The Evolution of Plant Minds
I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ... I Hate the Difference Between "Jews" and "blacks".
Today, I'm reading about reading about James W. von Brun (shot a guard at the Holocaust Museum) in an article co-written by Darryl Fears of the Washington Post (with whom I am acquainted because of an article he wrote for which he interviewed me and James Rucker of Color of... 645 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
China showing no mercy to African Nationals smuggling drugs
China is showing no mercy to African Nationals when it comes to drug smuggling. Those convicted are being sentenced to death. " On April 23, Chibuzor Ezekwem, a Nigerian national, was executed for trafficking hard...
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Source of refuge, and separation
" The P-3 program aims to reunify families separated after resettlement, which has been considered a long-standing priority in U.S. refugee admission. Since 2003, the program has admitted roughly 36,000 relatives of African refugees, plus about 400 people from other... Rare baby pink elephant caught on camera in Africa
A very rare baby pink elephant has been seen by a wildlife cameraman in the Okavango Delta with a herd of about 80 other elephants. Most likely, the pink elephant is an albino calf, which is really rare among... Zoo names new lion cubs Obama, Hillary
Zookeepers in Malaysia's southern Johor state have named two new African lion cubs after US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton." Obama and Hillary, along with another female cub... Gadhafi: Israel responsible for Darfur crisis
You just got to love this spin. If it wasn't so pathetic you could get a good laugh out of it. " JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Libyan President Muammar Gadhafi said Israel is to blame for the crisis in Darfur. Gadhafi, president of the African Union, said Tuesday that "foreign... Rare cheetah caught on camera and rare crab sighted in Britain
An incredibly rare cheeta has been photographed in the Algerian Sahara by scientists from the Zoological Society of London, while over in Britain, an incredibly rare crab has been sighted for the third time in... 76% of U.S. & Canadian internet sellers block orders from Nigeria
The African country of Nigeria tops a new CyberSource survey, as the most blocked country by USA and Canadian online merchants. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with over 140 million people, is... Zimbabwe Unemployment Soars to 94%, Seven Million in Need of Food
More bad news for Robert Mugabe's government." Zimbabwe's unemployment rate has spiked to 94 percent, meaning that fewer than half a million people in the country are formally employed, the UN's humanitarian arm said... Zimbabwe Crisis Described as Worse than Desperate
.Zimbabwe is a disasterand there will not be anyimprovement until in someway Mugabe is gone." Southern Africa Catholic bishops have declared February 15th “Zimbabwe Sunday” - an effort to show solidarity... Obama's $160 million inauguration
As America enters its next presidency which is being hailed as the presidency of hope and change, the very event that marks the beginning of this presidency is marred by a huge allegation. The allegation is that... New soil map for African farmers
The first ever soil map of sub-Saharan Africa is going to be created, where farmers from 42 countries will get a 'soil health diagnosis' and then advice on how to grow and cultivate their crops. Soil samples will...
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