Word: africanizing
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That Ghana represents the more optimistic side of Africa carries great symbolism. During the continent's post-independence history, Ghana has often been a crucible of all Africa's hope. It was the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence from its colonial ruler, Britain, in 1957. Its first president, Kwame Nkrumah, was also a lead figure in the pan-African nationalist movement. That didn't stop Ghana from falling victim to the same demons that have plagued much of the continent since independence: Nkrumah was ousted in a military takeover in 1966 and the country has had four...
...elements of a classic Hollywood adventure and romance. It has the sweeping landscapes of “Lawrence of Arabia,” the dramatic cultural overtures of “Gone With the Wind,” the beautiful bantering leads of “The African Queen,” and the vaguely amusing stock background characters of “Casablanca.” Although “Australia” eventually succeeds in constructing itself as an epic film, it just isn’t a very good one.The story of “Australia?...
...Perhaps most disturbing, the attacks revealed a lack of training, organization and equipment among the police. Bob Nicholls, a South African security consultant who was dining on the top floor of the Taj, decided to act as soon as he heard blasts because he figured there would be no hotel security or police at hand. He herded fellow guests into a secured room, but for two hours was unable to get any official information about what was happening. He and his team saved 150 people. An eyewitness who saw two gunmen walk toward Cama Hospital said that more than...
...white single mother of a 16-year-old African-American son. I have always told him he could be anything he could dream of, and I hoped with all my heart that it was so. I nominate the American people for electing the best presidential candidate, for choosing hope over fear, and for proving to my son that a world of opportunity and possibilities is fully open...
...fact that it could be to my disadvantage to marry a white guy - that some folks would hold that against me ... But why the hell should I be constrained by prejudices with which I totally disagree anyway? ... That doesn't mean I am any less of an African American." - on her marriage, Washington Post, March...