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    Ethiopia: From Dictatorship to Democracy

    MARCH 5, 2012 12:36AM

    By al mariam


    Topics: mahatma gandhi, nelson mandela, ethiopian national transition council, ethiopia entc, fiseha eshetu unity university, ethiopia torture, ethiopia political parties, ethiopia kangaroo court, ethiopia 1991, ethiopia federalism, ethiopia constitutional democracy, ethiopia multiparty, ethiopia arab spring, ethiopia 2005 elections, meles zenawi election, ethiopia herman cohen, ethiopia 99.6 percent, ethiopia grassroots, ethiopia dictatorship, ethiopia democracy, alemayehu g mariam

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    Ethiopia: Divide and Misrule? Unite and Lead!

    OCTOBER 10, 2011 1:17AM

    By al mariam


    Topics: politics, ethiopia opposition, ethiopia human rights violations, ethiopia human rights, younity, humunity, nelson mandela, ubuntu, ethiopia disintegrates so be it, ethiopian diaspora, ethnic division ethiopia, ethiopia ethnic federalism, barack obama democratic national convention 2004 speech, abraham lincoln house divided, ethiopian unity

    • 8 Ratings
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    Barack Look to Jackie Robinson

    JULY 21, 2011 7:33AM

    By mauricio conerly


    Topics: politics, baseball, marine, martin luther king, nelson mandela, jackie robinson

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    World Peace & the Brahma Kumaris

    JULY 3, 2011 2:32AM

    By Fran Johns


    Topics: congress, world peace, brahma kumaris, beach blanked babylon, elizabeth padilla, interfaith, presbyterian, marilyn king, way beyond sports, sister jayanti, global change: a spiritual view, nelson mandela

    • 5 Ratings
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    GNS: Michelle Obama Takes Girl Power On The Road

    JUNE 26, 2011 6:14PM

    By bluestocking babe


    Topics: south africa trip, nelson mandela, sasha obama, malia obama, michelle obama, jakob zuma, marion robinson

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    The SEEDs of Hope in the Ethiopian Diaspora

    JUNE 5, 2011 11:49PM

    By al mariam


    Topics: ethiopian diaspora, alemayehu g. mariam, seed, society of ethiopians established in diaspora, seed georgetown university, melaku lakew, abigail mariam, ethiopianity and humanity, abebech gobena, africa’s mother teresa, wolde michael kostre, redda tekle haimanot, ato ezra teshome melaku e. bayen robert frost, adam tecle, tadews haile, yacob yonas, edlawit tessema, ainslee alem robson, abigail mariam, ethiopia youth, ethiopia diaspora, ethiopia idealism, george carlin, gandhi british colonialism, martin l. king, nelson mandela, sharpeville massacre, margaret mead, ethiopia idealism, ethiopian women breast cancer, youthvolution africa, politics

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    Africa: Cause Looking for Rebels

    MAY 23, 2011 12:46AM

    By al mariam


    Topics: act local, think global, ralph nader, winston churchill, voice for the voiceless, rosa parks, buddha, eritreans, ethiopians, socrates, gandhi, bob marley, nelson mandela, robert kennedy, transforming apathy, african youth charter, museveni, walk to work, kizza besigye, libya, egypt, youth uprising tunisia, soweto uprising, ethiopia 2005 killing 193 youth protesters, ethiopia revolution, university students ethiopia, youth activism, black power movement, freedom riders, civil disobedience, free speech movement university of california berkeley, civil rights movement, 1960 counter-culture revolution, cause of youth apathy, political apathy, ethiopian student movement, african youth apathy, american youth apathy, youth apathy, ackerman union, los angeles habesha student association, university of california

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    Museum to South Africa's Apartheid Past

    MAY 14, 2011 5:48PM

    By Stardazer


    Topics: apartheid, south africa, pieter dirk uys, evita bezuidenhout, nelson mandela, eugene terre'blanche, museum, politics

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    Ethiopia: An Imaginary Conversation with Nelson Mandela

    MAY 8, 2011 11:50PM

    By al mariam


    Topics: politics, african dictators, mandela on peace, nkosi sikelel' iafrika, mandela on demoracy, mandela on freedom, imaginary interview mandela, nonviolent change africa, mein kampf, hitler, hitler zimbabwe, robert mugabe, muammar gaddafi, zenawi contract, ethiopia 99.6 elections, ethiopia 193 unarmed demonstrators, ethiopia 2010 election, ethiopia 2005 election, meles zenawi, yoweri museveni, african dictators, triumphalism, nelson mandela

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    a Few Memories and Thoughts on MLK Day

    JANUARY 17, 2011 4:38PM

    By Patrick Frank


    Topics: barack obama, john kennedy, robert kennedy, gandhi, nelson mandela, martin luther king

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    Speak On It: A Call for Social Action (last in a series)

    DECEMBER 5, 2010 3:41PM

    By Ollie's daughter


    Topics: a call for social action, roderick d vereen, h.t. smith, nelson mandela, miami beach, miami dade county, michael putney from channel 10 news

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    ReBooty Call: My Sexiest Suggestions

    NOVEMBER 11, 2010 2:49PM

    By O'Really?


    Topics: sexiest man reboot, sarah hepola, emily holleman, sexiest man alive, salon’s sexiest men, larry david, jon stewart, stephen colbert, george clooney, denzel washington, javier bardem, isaiah mustafa, nelson mandela, bill clinton, bill maher, john edwards, rielle hunter, brett favre, humor, comedy, open call

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    The Model, the Warlord, and the Dirty Diamonds: Update

    AUGUST 6, 2010 6:18PM

    By bluestocking babe


    Topics: nami cambpell, charles taylor, sierra leone, mia farrow, international war crimes tribunal, blood diamonds, nelson mandela, news

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    Letter From New York July 19, 2020

    JULY 19, 2010 7:09PM

    By Mathew Tombers


    Topics: nelson mandela, methane, mel gibson, gulf oil spill, bp

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    South Africans mark Mandela's birthday

    JULY 18, 2010 11:02AM

    By Tichaona Chinyelu


    Topics: happy birthday, grace machel, south africa, mandiba, nelson mandela

    • 2 Ratings
    • 307 Views
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    Why I won't be celebrating Mandela Day

    JULY 18, 2010 2:24AM

    By KateOmega


    Topics: south africa, nelson mandela, mandela day, madiba, commentary

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    World Cup 2010 in South Africa is Bringing Together a Nation

    JUNE 10, 2010 11:04PM

    By Leslie Harpole


    Topics: vuvuzelas, orlando stadium, football for hope, jacob zuma, nelson mandela, bafana bafana, fifa, football, soweto, soccer city, johannesburg, south africa, world cup, news, sports

    • 1 Ratings
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    Lunch is my Favorite Sport (pt.2)

    MAY 24, 2010 8:53AM

    By marc charbonnet


    Topics: claudette colbert, frank sinatra, new york city, madison avenue, lobby, elevators, lunch, doorman, citizen kane, sunny von bulow, wealthy, elise de-wolf, bubbles rothermere, dom perignon, nelson mandela, judy garland, campbell's funeral home, cadillac, imperial bessarabian carpets, rousseau, matisse, caravaggio, canaletton, warhol, 15th century artifacts, horse de' vours, gin and tonic, metropolitan museum of art, united nations, curators, new york moment

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    Lunch is my Favorite Sport (pt. 1)

    MAY 17, 2010 8:41AM

    By marc charbonnet


    Topics: new york moment, curators, united nations, metropolitan museum of art, gin and tonic, horse de' vours, 15th century artifacts, warhol, canaletton, caravaggio, matisse, rousseau, imperial bessarabian carpets, cadillac, campbell's funeral home, judy garland, nelson mandela, dom perignon, bubbles rothermere, elise de-wolf, wealthy, sunny von bulow, citizen kane, doorman, lunch, elevators, lobby, madison avenue, new york city, frank sinatra, claudette colbert

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    Conor Mccreedy: The Art World’s Next Renaissance Man

    MARCH 1, 2010 6:51PM

    By V Souvannasane


    Topics: yellow peril media, south africa, society, renaissance man, pop!talkers, pop!talk, nyc, nelson mandela, nature, model, interview, high fashion, fine art, fashion week, culture, conor mccreedy, botswana, beautiful people, arts, artistic process, artist, androgynous, africa

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