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Does it hurt to share good news about Africans or anyone else for that
matter? Though I do not know the people who were getting married, I enjoyed
the article. Moreover, we always post information on this forum about
people not known by all subscribers. When we pick up a newspaper of Umoja
(even with misspelled names or misplaced captions :-),) some of the readers
marvel at the weddings / anniversaries / love stories and some don't
regardless of whether they know the people concerned or not. I wish we had
more of this type of stories to share.
My 2 cents,
--Emilie
At 04:02 PM 7/19/2004 -0500, Wilmot B. Valhmu wrote:
>** Our website: http://www.africanassociation.org is currently out of service.
>Sorry for the inconvenience.
>In the meantime you can visit: http://www.madison.com/communities/aam/ **
>
>"The Most Variety" Lasisi, Auntie Dzigbodi et al:
>
>Pardon me for responding before Alex (the original poster) has the
>opportunity to respond to your inquiries. I believe that the
>announcement/news article posted by Alex regarding the marrying
>journalists is (or should have been) primarily for Liberian
>consumption. The married journalists are indeed Liberians. Since the
>larger Madison African community may not be aware of some of the issues or
>persons of interest to the Liberian community, I suggest to Alex and
>others that we be judicious in deciding which community news we post on
>the AAM listserv. That will hopefully obviate some of the need to explain
>later.
>
>Have a great day!
>
>- Wilmot
>
>
>
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>From: Lasisi <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: 2004/07/19 Mon PM 03:50:33 CDT
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: TWO JOURNALISTS MARRY TODAY
>
>ME TOO, I'M VERY CONFUSED.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dzigbodi Akyea
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 8:12 AM
> Subject: Re: TWO JOURNALISTS MARRY TODAY
>
>
> Do we know these people? Are they in Madison? I'm confused.
>
> dzigbodi.
>
> Alex Redd <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> TWO JOURNALISTS MARRY TODAY
> -------WEDDING AT TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS
>
> By: Alex Redd
> Madison, WI
> July 17, 2004
>
>
> The wedding bell rings over two Liberian journalists residing in the
> U.S. They are Mr. Willie J.M. Bowier, Jr and his wife to be, Miss Himide
> Brown-Menlor as well as Miss Dekonte C. Jackson and Mr. Christian R.W. Baker.
>
> The two weddings will take place at separate locations: Mr. Bowier's
> wedding will be held at the Chapel of Love in Bloomington, Minnesota at
> 4:00 PM while the reception will later take place at the Chapter of Izak
> Walton League of America in Brooklyn Park, MN. "It's the routine of life
> that one has to follow", says Mr. Bowier with a glee of optimism that his
> marriage will be eternal. The relationship between Himide and Willie
> started since four years ago. Mr. Bowier, who currently serves as a
> permanent member to the Board of Directors of the Association of
> Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA), formerly worked as account
> representative for U.S. Bank in Minneapolis. He started his journalism
> career with the Liberian news Agency in 1985 as a reporter and later
> became home desk editor there.
>
> Appointed as media education instructor at Don Bosco Youth Center in
> Monrovia from 1993 to 1995, Mr. Bowier later joined the independent
> National Newspaper as its editor-in-chief for two years. As part of
> community effort in Brooklyn Park, MN, the Liberian journalist worked
> briefly as the managing editor of the African Journal Newspaper. It is
> the couple's plan to relocate in Newark, Delaware the latter part of this
> month. Family members, friends, relatives and members of the Liberian
> press are also expected to gather at another Liberian journalist wedding
> in Trenton, New Jersey today.
>
> Miss Dekonte C. Jackson will tie the knot with Mr. Christian R.W.
> Baker at the Lutheran Church of Redeemers in Trenton, NJ at 5pm while the
> reception will later be held at the Knights of Columbus in Trenton. The
> couple have been friends since 1997 during the heights of student
> politics at the University of Liberia. Mr. Christian Baker served as
> president of the University of Liberia Student Union (ULSU). He received
> Bachelor's degree in economics while his future wife, Dekonte, worked as
> member of the Intellectual Discourse Committee of ULSU.
>
> "Marrying your best friend is a great relief," Dekonte expressed so
> happily during a phone interview recently. She said, Christian is the
> embodiment of a perfect man and perfect husband. Dekonte Jackson became a
> household name with many Liberians following her career as a radio
> newscaster at ELBC. The voice of the female Liberian newscaster, Dekonte
> Jackson, became distinct on the radio for the crystal manner and way in
> which she projected and, as well, articulated the main idea of news stories.
>
> Since Dekonte's rise from the position of a reporter to news
> broadcaster at ELBC, where she started in October 1994 til 1999 before
> heading off to the U.S., the female broadcast journalist was honored as a
> valedictorian at the College of West Africa (CWA) in 1993. The couple are
> contemplating on pursuing separate careers in economics and criminology
> at Rutgers University following their wedding this year. Attendants
> expected at the Trenton wedding are chief patron, Dr. H. Boima
> Fahnbulleh, former Liberian presidential contender, Lutheran Bishop
> Ronald Diggs, Bishop W. Nah Gibson of the Church of God in Liberia, Mr.
> Tiawon Gongloe, Liberia's Human Rights Lawyer, Mr. Nathaniel Beh, former
> chief of protocol in past Liberian interim government, among others.
>
>
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