http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/african/ en-us Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:15:34 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415112/posts Romulus, Mich. - A senior U.S. counterterror official says a passenger aboard a Delta Air Lines flight in Detroit was planning to blow up the plane but the explosive device failed. The official said the passenger was being questioned Friday evening. It was not immediately clear why the passenger wanted to attack the flight that was arriving from Amsterdam Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415112/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:15:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415071/posts Federal officials and police are interviewing a man, believed to be Nigerian, who allegedly was trying to "explode" a powdery substance aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, injuring himself and two other passengers, law enforcement officials said. ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415071/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:14:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376753/posts I'm writing this in West Africa where I have spent eleven of the last fourteen months working with compassionate, dedicated, and brave people on humanitarian programs designed to save lives and alleviate human suffering. During the past five years, I have traveled to the Eastern Congo where the deaths of millions of people have gone largely unnoticed by the rest of the world, been to Darfur, responded to famines in Ethiopia, helped end a measles epidemic in Burkina Faso, and been deployed to Guinea Bissau in response to a cholera epidemic. I am currently focused on helping people affected by... Center for Immigration studies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376753/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:25:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366061/posts In the Bronx, a Clash of Cultures Turns Violent Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times Community leaders organized meetings at Al Tawba mosque in Claremont to address fear and frustration expressed by many local West African immigrants who have experienced tensions with the local black American residents. Published: October 19, 2009 The storefronts on a stretch of Webster Avenue in the Claremont neighborhood in the South Bronx tell the story of local shifts as well as any census: a Senegalese-run 99-cent store, an African video store, an African-run fast-food spot, a mosque, several African restaurants. A Community Struggles The owner of... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366061/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:53:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352127/posts LONDON– A campaign warning girls not to stash or carry guns for their boyfriends was launched by London police Wednesday. The hard-hitting adverts, which are aimed at 15 to 19-year-olds of African and African Caribbean heritage, are designed to combat a worrying growth in the number of young women being arrested and convicted of possessing weapons. "This year's campaign has been designed to tackle an emerging and concerning trend," "Sadly, young women have always been involved in carrying and storing firearms," said Claudia Webbe, chairman of Trident's Independent Advisory Group. "We are deeply concerned, however, that this involvement seems to... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352127/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 01:49:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303787/posts Page 231 contains the requirements for "Race and color." "Births in the United States in 1961 are classified for vital statistics into white, Negro, American Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Aleut, Eskimo, Hawaiian and Part-Hawaiian (combined), and "other nonwhite." Do you see a classification for "African?" I certainly don't. Now, let's look at the document that Obama has provided for certifying his eligibility for the Office of the President of the United States and that is displayed on Annenberg FatCheck.org. FATHER'S RACE is "African" -- an incorrect entry for that data field. Just a typo? I don't think so. The Obot who... The Obama File.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303787/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:51:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2300465/posts From website: "Top Thinkers of The Early Church" "Many people who know a lot about the Bible know little about what happened right after the time of the Bible, after Jesus and His apostles. This is the period of time from A.D. 100 to A.D. 500. Few Christians are aware that the very greatest of all thinkers, scholars, and leaders of this time were found on the continent of Africa. The five individuals selected [and discussed below] all lived in North Africa." http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2300465/posts#comment Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:33:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282809/posts We all remember the infamous Duke University rape frame-up case, in which three white lacrosse players were falsely accused of raping a black female stripper. It was front-page news coast to coast, as it had all the elements of a mainstream-media cause célèbre: the perfect victim and the perfect villains, a “downtrodden” black woman of modest means and three “privileged” white college boys. Thus did the hard-left alliance of media, academia, and a Democrat prosecutor try its best to lynch the three, and if the stripper’s story hadn’t changed with the wind, the students could very well be sitting in... http://www.thenewamerican.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282809/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:17:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270855/posts Highest Court In Malawi Says She Can Adopt 2nd Child From The Southern African Nation; "Father" Says He's "Crying" (CBS/AP) Madonna can adopt a second child from Malawi, the southern African country's highest court ruled Friday, overturning a lower court decision it said was out of touch with the times. Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo, reading the three-judge panel's ruling, also said the singer's commitment to helping disadvantaged children should have been taken into account when deciding on Madonna's request to adopt 3-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" James. Madonna has founded a charity, Raising Malawi, which helps feed, educate and provide medical care... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270855/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:37:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248424/posts Four men accused of planning to kidnap two Roanoke County women and hold them for ransom were indicted Thursday in U.S. District Court in Roanoke. Joshua Kasongo, 19, of Roanoke; Mohammed Hussein Guhad, 19, of Roanoke; Luke Musa Elbino, 19, of Vinton; and Anthony Eugene Muse, 18, of Roanoke are each charged with conspiring to kidnap and attempted kidnapping. Guhad and Muse are students at Patrick Henry High School. Elbino is a student at Virginia Western Community College. Roanoke.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248424/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 12:45:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249133/posts A former student claims in a lawsuit that the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey discriminated against him for the way he described his background in classroom discussions on cultural diversity. Paulo Serodio said that in 2006, he told a professor and classmates that he was ``white, African, American,'' which he says accurately reflects the fact that he was born in Mozambique but later became a U.S. citizen. He said some classmates and staff members at New Jersey Medical School found it offensive that a Caucasian man would call himself ``African-American'' and that the fallout led to harassment... 1010News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249133/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 11:25:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241747/posts A group of scientists have unveiled what they say is the most comprehensive study ever of African genes. Published following a decade of study, the researchers say their findings give new insight into the origins of humans. The first humans probably evolved near the South Africa-Namibia border before migrating north, the study says. Published in the US journal Science, it aims to teach Africans on population history and aid research into why diseases hit particular groups. The scientists examined genetic material from 121 African populations, as well as four African-American populations and 60 non-African populations. BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241747/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 03:06:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2225304/posts Darwin’s quisling (Charles Kingsley) Clergymen betraying the faith they profess is not new. But perhaps none was as destructive as the famous author who smoothed the way for Darwin... Creation Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2225304/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 01:46:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191302/posts Alan Keyes: Stop Obama or U.S. will cease to exist Claims 'communist usurper' plunges country into chaos February 21, 2009 By Drew Zahn © 2009 WorldNetDaily Alan Keyes, a 2008 presidential candidate who is also a plaintiff in one of the many lawsuits challenging Barack Obama's constitutional eligibility to occupy the Oval Office, charged at a pro-life rally that unless Obama's social and economic policies are stopped, the United States as we know it is over. Keyes' comments were part of an interview with a reporter from KHAS-TV at a fundraiser for the AAA Crisis Pregnancy Center in Hastings, Neb.... wnd http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191302/posts#comment Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:59:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2182329/posts February 10, 2009 Part Two: Islam in American Prisons By Kathy Shaidle RightSideNews Copyright © 2009 "One in 10 inmates behind bars turns to Islam." It was small story in a local newspaper called the Daily Herald out of Everett, Washington, but it spread quickly around the internet, thanks to that startling claim. The paper's February 2009 investigation declared that so-called "prison Islam" was the fastest-growing religious group in U.S. correctional facilities. Some of those worshippers claim affiliation with the Nation of Islam (NOR), a black separatist movement that was launched and promoted by two convicts, Elijah Mohammed and his... Right Side News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2182329/posts#comment Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:07:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181214/posts The Jewish Board of Deputies is satisfied with South African Deputy Foreign Minister Fatima Hajaig's second apology, made after President Kgalema Motlan held "discussions" with her about them, it said over the weekend. "To the extent that my statement may have caused hurt and pain, I offer an unequivocal apology for the pain it may have caused to the people of our country, and the Jewish community in particular," Hajaig said in a statement. She said she regretted the "inference" made by some people that she was "anti-Jewish." "I do not believe that the cause of the Palestinians is served... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181214/posts#comment Mon, 9 Feb 2009 00:17:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176004/posts South Africa's Jewish Board of Deputies has lodged a complaint of hate speech with the country's Human Rights Commission against Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Fatima Hajaig of the ruling African National Congress. In remarks tape-recorded during a pro-Palestinian rally outside Johannesburg at the height of the recent fighting in Gaza, Hajaig can be heard saying that "Jewish money" controls the US and other nations. "No matter which government comes into power, whether Republican or Democratic, whether Barack Obama or George Bush, the control of America, just like the control of most Western countries, is in the hands of Jewish money,"... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176004/posts#comment Sun, 1 Feb 2009 03:44:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2155629/posts OAK GROVE, Ky. — The Rev. Chrispin Oneko, hanging up his vestments after leading one of his first Sunday Masses at his new American parish, was feeling content until he discovered several small notes left by his parishioners. The notes, all anonymous, conveyed the same message: Father, please make your homilies shorter. One said that even five minutes was too long for a mother with children. At home in Kenya, Father Oneko had preached to rural Africans who walked for hours to get to church and would have been disappointed if the sermons were brief. “Here the whole Mass is... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2155629/posts#comment Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:32:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140242/posts Frustration builds at corrupt government Barack Obama's late father grew up in this region of western Kenya, so when his son swept to the U.S. presidency earlier this month, townspeople erupted in joy, waving American flags. It could easily have been a riot instead. Last December, another popular native son, Raila Odinga, lost his bid for the Kenyan presidency to incumbent President Mwai Kibaki in voting widely seen as rigged. Frustrated Kenyans erupted in an unprecedented spasm of ethnic violence that left more than 1,000 people dead and 350,000 homeless, many of them members of Kibaki's dominant Kikuyu tribe. Now,... chicagotribune.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140242/posts#comment Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:24:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119052/posts 1 more b4 11 04 Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2119052/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109872/posts African Press International Insists Michelle Obama Tapes to be Released Within 24 Hours From the API Web site: The Obama tapes to be released Posted by africanpress on October 20, 2008 Author : CandyCane (IP: 68.34.200.85 , c-68-34-200-85.hsd1.tn.comcast.net) E-mail : Rogertheboss@comcast.net URL : Whois : http://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl?queryinput=68.34.200.85 Comment: "Do not doubt that the tapes are real. They will be released in the next 24 hours here in the United States. This is not a hoax, it is really going to happen. I will post later on and tell you where you can go to listen to them. They will be played... Americas Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109872/posts#comment Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:34:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054349/posts Cops save 45 girls from tribal abuse   By ANTHONY FRANCE Crime Reporter Published: Today     COPS rescued 45 British girls from horrific African tribal abuse in the past year, it has been revealed. Kids as young as four have had their genitals sewn up because parents believe it will protect their virginity until marriage. The practice is popular in many African countries but banned in the UK. Scotland Yard believes that 6,500 girls in London are at risk. Ages of victims rescued range from a few days old to 16. The total saved by the Met’s Project... The Sun (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054349/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:48:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043117/posts The BBC has been accused of racism following a claim on Radio 4's Thought for the Day that Africans suffered from an endemic "moral deficit". Clifford Longley, the author and writer, said on the corporation's early morning religious slot that a Nigerian theologian had suggested African culture had always lacked "a developed sense common humanity", which explained "Africa's propensity to turn to massacre and genocide". He said in the broadcast that the Nigerian theologian had suggested to him that Africans suffered from the deficit. His comments, which were made last month, prompted the BBC Black and Asian Forum to complain... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043117/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:36:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040931/posts African American Muslims are a people that have faced discrimination and fear before and are equipped to play a significant role in pushing back against a new incarnation of cultural discrimination and misunderstanding – Islamophobia, says Faheem Shuaibe. Oakland, California - African American Muslims have a role to play when it comes to the widespread Islamophobia (an irrational fear of Islam) that is prevalent in the West. The unfortunate fact is that some Americans see Muslims as a disease to be rooted out. However, as is the case with immunisation, the "disease" can sometimes also be the source of a... Middle East Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040931/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 01:57:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026225/posts LONDON, June 4 -- For much of the world, Sen. Barack Obama's victory in the Democratic primaries was a moment to admire the United States, at a time when the nation's image abroad has been seriously damaged. From hundreds of supporters crowded around televisions in rural Kenya, Obama's ancestral homeland, to jubilant Britons writing "WE DID IT!" on the "Brits for Barack" site on Facebook, people celebrated what they called an important racial and generational milestone for the United States. "This is close to a miracle. I was certain that some things will not happen in my lifetime," said Sunila... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026225/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:40:21 GMT