July 2011

Poem: The World Gives Her an Inch, She Takes a MILEAD One mile is equal to 63,360 inches, So walking a mile requires her to cover over 5,000 feet. With only an inch given to you, Now imagine walking a mile in her shoes… On a road of racism, A…

  Recently, some commenters have advanced arguments that can be reasonably interpreted as saying that Africa is backwards politically (e.g. see here), or that Africa is the weak link of global progress economically (e.g. see here). As a result, many people with the best of intentions continue to view the…