I trust that many of us Africans who are new in the USA, realise that probably none of us would be who we are in the United States of America if it were not for the work and blood of people like Martin Luther King Jr. and otherS with and before and after him.
Since I am talking to Intellectuals on the forum, I challenge everyone one of you to take sometime and think about the struggle of the Africans who have been in the USA for over 400 years and their accomplishments. If you can, read more about African American History during this year. It will be good for you and the children you are raising in the USA. The struggle continues and you are now part of it. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day Everyone! Have a productive week as well. amkintu --- OWOR KIPENJI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Monday, January 19, 2004 > > Kenyan in US Senate race > By Patrick Mathangani and Mishael Ondiek > --------------------------------- > An American of Kenyan descent is topping the opinion > polls in the race for Senator in the state of > Illinois. > The result of the latest polls show Mr Barack Obama > has taken Illinois by storm and is getting > endorsements from senior members of the Democratic > Party. > > Obama, whose father came from Ndori, Siaya District, > is giving the current Senator, Mr Peter G > Fitzgerald, quite a run for his money. > Supporters of Mr Barack Obama > If elected senator, Obama, 42, will join the pool of > representatives from whom the American president is > picked as decreed by the constitution of the world’s > most powerful nation. > > The national senate is the highest legislative body > in the US. > > Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Hawaii, where > his father, Barack Obama, had gone to study in 1959. > > The senior Obama, who died in Kenya in 1982, was a > beneficiary of scholarships initiated by the late > Tom Mboya. He was the son of Mzee Hussein Onyango > Obama of Ndori, Alego-Siaya in Nyanza Province. > > While in Hawaii, the senior Obama met his wife Toot, > who bore him Barack. > > Obama Jnr stayed in Kenya for some time before he > went back to the US in 1988, and made Chicago his > political base. > > He is currently the Democratic Party Senator of one > of Illinois’ districts, a lower position he has held > since 1997. > > His prospects of becoming a national senator are > made higher by the fact that he has been endorsed by > Illinois’ political heavyweights and including the > Rev Jesse Jackson. > > Endorsements shape political destinies of many > politicians in the United States. > > Says Jackson in a message posted on Obama’s web > site, www.obamaforillinois.com: "What a difference > it would make to have Barack Obama in the US State > Senate; he will hold America to its promise for all > of us." > > And Jan Schakowsky, a Democratic Party member from > the state of Illinois says: "These are extraordinary > times that require extraordinary leaders. Barack > Obama is that kind leader." > > Obama is also rated well by local papers. > > The politician received his bachelor’s degree at > Columbia University, New York in 1983 and went to > Harvard Law School, for his graduate degree in law > in 1991. > > A civil rights lawyer, he lectures extensively on > issues of race, politics, and community development. > He has written a book, Dreams from My Father: A > Story of Race and Inheritance in which he examines > the challenges of black people in a white society. > > Obama is pegging his chances on a pledge to improve > the living standards in America and criticises the > Bush administration, accusing it of impoverishing > Americans. > > Obama, who is running on the ticket of the > Democratic Party that propelled Bill Clinton to the > White House, says on his web site: > > "In the past three years, America has lost its way. > Under the Bush Administration and Republican > Congress, working families are struggling. > > "Failed economic policies have left millions of > people without employment and millions more without > adequate health coverage or access to a quality > education for their children. > > "The poor and disadvantaged are falling further > behind. We need to change direction in Washington > and live up to our promise as a country." > > In 1993, the state of Illinois elected Carol > Moseley-Brown, the first African-American female to > serve in the US Senate. > > > > News Headlines | Home Page > > Copyright © 2004 . The Standard Ltd > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus -------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
