September 2010
42 posts
“The most challenging issue for African political leaders in the next 50 yrs will be youth unemployment.”
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Dr. Ibrahim Asssane Mayaki
for more on this and the food riots in Mozambique, check out my post for ‘Inside the United Nations’ here.
“And in a world where so much seems to stand in the way of overcoming, we might need to recall that, like Ms. Badu, we are higher than our walls.”
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this and more in my piece on black media’s lack of international coverage for last week’s clutch magazine
so ive been gone for a minute
ok, tumblr. ill be honest. i was gone and trying out wordpress. but ive found that i dont have the time or patience to maintain a separate blog (though i may use that one as a neater portfolio for my writing). so..whats been happening in the time i was away? many things.
things that have happened: UN Week! MDG Summit! Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting! Going to the Waldorf for some kind of special event- twice!! Got to interview Michelle Bachelet! Met Christie Brinkley, Ashton and Demi, Nick Kristof (decidedly, dont hate him), re-met the founder of Twitter (long story), and a bunch of bloggers i love and now love even more in person also camped outside the UN from 5AM and watched the sunrise annd: watched Barack speak at the General Assembly!
things that have not happened: boy choosing me.
for my own good, i had to write it out that way, so I could see it for myself. that honestly ive had an amazing start to fall, with one exception. even though there are days ive let my love life overtake my life perspective- the truth is, im wonderfully blessed and made. so im back. heres more.
“In Mrs. Merkel’s cabinet today, only one minister was born before the end of the war. Three were born in the 1970s.”
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wonderfully thought through nytimes piece on germany’s national reassertion and future on the world stage. made me think of my old roomie. verena, this ones for you.
little sparks and glimmers of hope. why i love covering UNICEF press conferences. →
blog.mediaglobal.org
countries’ ability to meet their commitment to MDG funding, Lake revealed there have been surprisingly positive trends in giving at the individual level…
“It’s a sign of something positive,” said Lake. “That in spite of a time of tremendous loss, the individual’s capacity for altruism seems to grow more than it had before.”
Trial and Error: Lessons From My Parents’ Black Love →
zora-alice.com
My parent’s marriage is almost unbelievable by today’s standards. Together for almost 25 years, in love for them all- they are a relic as far as modern marriage is concerned.
my piece for zora-alice is a tribute to my parents love and a testimony for anyone whose ever doubted if they will find their own. please read and share.
leslie
