• I dream of the day when these, the African mathematicians and computer specialists in Washington and New York, the African physicists, engineers, doctors, business managers and economists, will return from London and Manchester and Paris and Brussels to add to the African pool of brain power, to enquire into and find solutions to Africa's problems and challenges, to open the African door to the world of knowledge, to elevate Africa's place within the universe of research the information of new knowledge, education and information -Thambo Mbeki, former South African President
  • They therefore concluded that “the findings of this (and other) surveys indicate that coverage of Africa, by the leading sources of American media is, at best, dismissive of the continent’s progress and potential, and thus leading to continued ‘exotification’ and marginalization of the African continent. At worst, coverage disregards recent trends toward democratization, thus betraying an almost contemptuous lack of interest in the potential and progress being achieved on the continent.”

Above excerpt is from a writer: Gbemisola Olujobi

  • By Gbemisola Olujobi - The Africa You Need to Know - Posted on Nov 28, 2006 See Full Article above

Why is the African image so negative?

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Friday, February 20, 2009

Love is not complicated: Step Out

Step out:

The Love of Christ is not complicated
It's as simple as: Love your God,
With all your heart, with all your strength
With all your soul and with all your mind.
Love your neighbor as you love yourself.

Step out of your comfort zone.
Step out of your 'sleek cozy self.
Reach out and touch the untouchable
Step out and love the unlovable
That's what love's all about.

Let's step out of our 'clicks'
Let's step into the world of the rejected
Let's reach out to the unfashionable
Reach out to the disregarded
Step out unto those hurting deep inside

Let's be real. Let's be true
It hurts to see 'smiles' that don't mean a thing
It hurts to see the unloving folk preach on love
Yet, they won't step out and reach out.
It hurts to see my Savior's love misused

It's easy to say 'i can't love everyone'
Easy to say 'they don't like me'
Easy to say 'they are not my type'
Easy to say 'they ain't cool enough for me'
Questions is: Were you ever cool enough for Christ?

A love so humble
A love so real
A love that heals.
A love that makes me so very whole
A love like Christ.
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