Word: africanism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Mandela's royal ancestry and African heritage,Sonn said, make him "the custodian of the Africanspirit and the African values, particularlybecause those things have not been written down...
...page booklet contains a variety of articles, including excerpts from the Sept. 18 special convocation honoring South African President Nelson Mandela and a partial transcript from last fall's highly attended affirmative action debate...
Kwame Ture was my friend for 40 years. The thing that touched me most about him was that he loved his black people. He was deeply committed to their plight and worked all his 57 years to improve conditions for African Americans. One of his greatest contributions was the 1966 wake-up call to black Americans, saying that they are "a mighty people" who can and must determine and define their own destiny. As young men, Kwame--then known as Stokely Carmichael--and I worked together in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. We honestly felt that we could topple...
...hazy about what message voters sent them in the election. But they know what their response is: J.C. Watts. Born to the first black policeman in Eufaula, Okla., and dressed as a child in just two pairs of jeans (the "good pair" had patches), Watts is the first African American to become a Republican leader in the House. The third-term Congressman, now clad in closely tailored suits and ostrich-skin boots, was elected chairman of the Republican Conference and in that role will help carry the Republican message to the world. The Oklahoman introduces diversity to a slate that...
...Percentage of African Americans who believe the U.S. is a better country than most others...