My sincere Condolence to you and entire Family .May Allah have mercy and place him among the Peoples of Jannat-Ul Firdaus On 7 November 2013 17:28, abdoukarim sanneh <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > It is indeed sad news to annouce the sudden death of my cousin Fabary > Touray at RVH this morning and the funeral service will be taking place in > Brufut at 5pm. Mr Fabakary Touray is the young brother of Kutubo Manneh and > Abass Manneh. He was leaving in Saudi Arabia giving the daily support and > care to Kutubo Manneh who is virtually disable and confirmed to a wheel > chair after accident in the Gambia that led to the sudden death of his wife > Aminata Ceesay and some UDP MP's in 2000. Both Kutubo and Fabakary returned > back to Gambia two months ago. I am deeply sad to learned about the > sudden death of Bakary whom I spoke to two days ago. You have be a > brother mentor and advice and May Allah grant you Jannah! > ------------------------------ > From: [log in to unmask] > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 10:14:08 -0600 > Subject: [>-<] This Date In African History / U.S. President Obama wins > re-election for 2nd term > > > ------------------------------ > > > This Date In African History / U.S. President Obama wins re-election for > 2nd term > > NOVEMBER 6th, 2012 .......On this date, President Barack Obama; the son of > an African from Kenya and serving his first term in office; was re-elected > to a second term to end in 2016. > > Below is a review by Alkebulan on what and whether his role in the > White House is nothing but symbolism for Africans at home and abroad in the > diaspora. > "It all seemed very different four years ago when it was thought that an > Obama victory would at last usher in a post racial USA with a president > that > understands the Afrikan experience at home and abroad. Galvanized by > slogans like “yes we can” and > “change you can believe in,” he garnered 95% of the Afrikan vote. On his > victory, Afrikans around the world > celebrated. Indeed, it seemed like the whole world celebrated. The USA > was > reeling from its near pariah status, fomenting “dumb wars” abroad, > kidnapping > foreign nationals (“renditions”), military abuses (Abu Ghraib) in addition > to > economic meltdown at home. Barack Obama made the world love the USA > again. Days > after his inauguration he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in > anticipation of > the peace and stability it was believed he would bring to a troubled world. > For many the symbolism was too irresistible – ‘a Black man in the White > House’ - proof that with a level playing field Afrikans can achieve. And > there are those who assert that he has achieved – against all the odds. > Paul > Glastris, Ryan Cooper, and Siyu Hu of the Washington Monthly have listed > “Obama’s Top 50 Accomplishments.” These include Passed Health Care Reform, > Ended the War in Iraq, Recapitalized Banks, Repealed “Don’t > Ask, Don’t Tell”, Toppled Moammar Gaddafi, Improved America’s Image Abroad, > Helped South Sudan Declare Independence. > On the other hand, save for a handful of activists and intellectuals who > from the outset queried his links to bodies like the Trilateral Commission > and > the Council on Foreign Relations as well as the total absence of any > specific > pronouncements (and actions) for the Afrikan community (unlike for other > interest groups – a trend that has ostensibly continued), the Afrikan > world was > fulsome in its support – and it has largely remained that way. > > Amid polls indicating that the country is more racially polarized now > than four years ago (anti-Afrikan sentiments up to 56% compared to 49% last > time – Associated Press), Obama is certain to attract over 90% of the > Afrikan > vote while Romney’s support is 91% Caucasian, a higher proportion than any > candidate since Bush Sr in 1988. Yet somehow Afrikans in the USA remain > optimistic. > > In surveys by Pew Research center, The Washington Post, the Kaiser > Family Foundation and Harvard University Afrikans generally believe they’re > better off now than four years ago and that better times are on the way. > However, the reality is that Afrikans in the USA are far worse off now than > they were when Obama took office and the wealth > and income gap between Europeans and Afrikans has doubled under Obama's > tenure. > The overall rate of unemployment is close to where it was four years ago, > but Afrikan > unemployment is up 11%. Yet in spite of Harry Belafonte, Cornel West and > Tavis > Smiley and others, to lesser or greater degree, articulating the kinds of > concerns voiced by the likes of Bro. Ldr. Mbadaka, Mama Marimba Ani, Black > Agenda Report and the Black Is Black Coaltion years the president has > remained > bullish. In an interview with Black Enterprise magazine he declared: “I’m > not the president of black America. I’m > the president of the United States of America.” > He later told the Congressional Black Caucus: "Take off your > bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop > complaining, > stop grumbling, stop crying." He clearly means it. As Gary Younge pointed > out in his article ‘Barack Obama and > the paradox behind his African American support base’: “In his first two > years > in office he talked about race less than any Democratic president since > 1961. > In all of his state of the union speeches he mentioned poverty just three > times: last year's was the first since 1948 to not mention poverty or the > poor > at all. When he did talk about it it was to preach better parenting, > healthy > meals and greater discipline.” > > It could be argued that Afrikans on the continent have fared even worse > under Obama’s watch. Interventions in Libya and Côte d'Ivoire, > patronizing Ghanaians in their own parliament as well as the expansion of > Africom would have been met with cries of colonialism if it were not Obama. > Freelance writer, political commentator and social entrepreneur Jamila > Aisha Brown writing for Pambazuka.com offers a rationale that can be > applied to Afrikans in the USA and the continent. However, bad things > are under Obama, they will be worse under the Republicans: “The dialogue > Romney and Ryan wish to have > with the African diaspora appears to be a one-sided conversation -- one in > which the United States talks and Black America, Latin America and the > Caribbean, and Africa acquiesces.” Some might say that the irony is that > what Brown appears to have done is summarize the last four years under Obama > ." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Mail mailing list > [log in to unmask] > http://thegambiapostforum.com/mailman/listinfo/mail_thegambiapostforum.com > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the > List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask]¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤