Mr Worf, I'd love to know what compelled him to make that move. On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 2:32 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Russia Elects First Black Politician Posted by > admin<http://www.overthelimit.info/author/admin/>on July 26, 2010 0 > Comment<http://www.overthelimit.info/curiosity/2010/07/26/russia-elects-first-black-politician/#respond> > > For the first time in their history, Russia has elected a black man to hold > political office. Jean Gregoire Sagbo was elected as a councilman in > Novozavidovo. Sagbo, who was born in > Africa<http://www.overthelimit.info/curiosity/2010/07/26/russia-elects-first-black-politician/#>, > has lived in Novozavidovo for 21 years and raised his family there. Russia > has a history of extreme racial violence, making this election a significant > milestone. > > Sagbo made many key promises for the impoverished town, saying he wants to > curb drug addiction, put heating in homes, and clean up pollution. > Vyacheslav Arakelov, the mayor of Novozavidovo, says that Sagbo is Russian > inside and that he cares deeply for his hometown. Sagbo will be one of ten > councilmen for the city. > > Sagbo came to Russia in 1982 to study economics when the country was still > under Soviet rule. His wife is from Novozavidovo originally, and they raised > their two children there. Sagbo works as a real estate negotiator, and his > council position will be unpaid. After initially having no desire to pursue > politics<http://www.overthelimit.info/curiosity/2010/07/26/russia-elects-first-black-politician/#>, > he was persuaded to run by residents of the town. While Russia has a > checkered racial history, Sagbo says he hasn’t felt any racism. Once a > prosperous town, Novozavidovo suffered after the fall of > Communism<http://www.overthelimit.info/curiosity/2010/07/26/russia-elects-first-black-politician/#>. > Sagbo hopes to do his part to rebuild the town. > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
