November 9, 2008
I got a call from a friend in London. She was ecstatic over the election of President Obama. She and her other friends - people of African descent, were celebrating our victory, realizing that our victory was also theirs.“We are so proud of you. Of African Americans,” she said. I almost cried. I...
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Obama's victory is being celebrated worldwide, and naturally is being celebrated here in Brazil, the home of the largest population of African descendants outside of Africa. Brazilian political experts are hailing the election as a victory for Brazilian interests, even though the Republicans woul...
go to article »November 5, 2008
Her Majesty joined the audience at a panel debate at the LSE this morning where I was talking about climate change, Africa and the media. It was part of the opening celebrations for the New Academic Building. The new auditorium was packed full of international young people thrilled by the presence o...
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The Audacity of Hope . . . Realized. President Obama, Michelle, Sasha and Malia will soon be the new residents of the white house. And yes, he did it with a smart, beautiful black woman by his side. I didn’t believe it when I first heard his name, when he announced his intent to run for ...
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It was an amazing feat. Americans turned out in record numbers and people of all kinds voted for Obama. States that had been red for a long time turned blue. I’m listening to the radio now and they were just interviewing some very conservative white farmers from a small town in the US th...
go to article »November 4, 2008
Note: I felt that I should publish my answer to interview question number 6 out of sequence so that readers would easily notice it. Bearing in mind the the state of world affairs being discussed at the UN General Assembly 2008 meeting in New York this week, the U.S. presidential campaign moving into...
go to article »October 31, 2008
Brazilian journalist and translator living in London. I blog [pt] about translation and Brazilian literature and poetry available in English. I am also proud to be a volunteer translator for the Global Voices Lingua project in Portuguese.
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