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Alex,
Omari was never my friend in the first place. Let us keep the trash talking
from the AAM listserve for now and meet at tomorrow's meeting at the
Neighborhood House at 5:00 pm.
Kervin
>From: Alex Redd <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "AAM (African Association of Madison)"
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Fw: [ALJA] TO KERVIN SOKO FROM OMARI JACKSON IN ATLANTA, GA
>Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 02:18:11 -0500
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>Mr. Kervin Soko,
>
>I don't understand why you are casting blame on me for what your best
>friend
>Omari Jackson wrote about you. Many would believe that I did a good job by
>writing a decent story about your upcoming graduation as well as activities
>in the community.
>
>Nothing in the news story I wrote about you and Washington Doe suggested
>any
>ugly act to defame you.
>
>I played my role as a community leader to inform the larger community
>audience and beyond about your educational achievement.
>
>Omari Jackson, who claimed to have known you for many years from Liberia,
>responded to your achievement with his own opinion via the Liberian
>journalists listserv, which I saw and later forwarded it to local African
>community listserv, where the original posting was done.
>
>All that I know about you were things that I wrote in the news story, which
>many may view as appropriate and resounding.
>
>Kervin, you may want to realize that it is a mis-statement for you to say
>that "I am jealous of your academic achievement and, instead, I should
>emulate your good example in the community."
>
>One thing to understand is that there is a an immeasurable difference
>between us ranging from physical attributes, academic discipline to
>leadership and professional work experience.
>
>According to your statement you met me in Madison 1998 for the first time.
>I
>agree. You also said that you arrived in the U.S. in 1996. I also agree.
>
>What you failed to realize is that I recognize and thank God for your
>academic achievement and that is the reason why I wrote a nice story
>regarding the upcoming graduation program. Why would I become so jealous of
>you when infact, I am academically a step ahead of you, given the five
>years
>and nine months I have stayed in Madison. It took me only four years (Sept
>1999 to May 2003) to receive Bachelor's Degree with double major in
>Communication Arts and Political Science and a Certificate in Criminal
>Justice from one of the nation's top ten universities (UW-Madison).
>
>The difference is that it took you nearly seven years (1996--2004) to get
>only one bachelor's degree from Upper Iowa University. So then, the
>question
>goes forth, where would the jealousy come from? In addition, there's a big
>difference between us when it comes to age; you are way yonder older than
>me. Another evidence to prove you wrong about your claim that I am jealous
>of you because of your first bachelor's degree can be attributed to my
>recent desire to increase my intelligence in the academic field of study.
>
>For your information, I have been offered the Advanced Opportunity
>Fellowship to enrolled this summer to begin my master of science program at
>the School of Education Counseling Psychology Department at UW-Madison.
>Therefore, the question rolls once again, where do I jealous you
>academically? Who should follow who example?
>
>If I had such a jealousy against you because of your first bachelor's
>degree, then why did I write a good news story regarding your achievement
>to
>the larger community via the listserv? I see your statement as being a
>bogus
>one with no meat in it to convince anyone.
>
>I also agree with you that you used to be an athletic coach. But, however,
>our professional work experience we've developed over past years differ in
>many ways. I formerly worked in Liberia as a broadcast journalist before
>emigrating to Madison in July of 1998. Because of my courageous work in
>Liberia with continuation in Madison, I have received top journalism awards
>from Human Rights Watch in New York and Amnesty Int'l, as well as Fox and
>Fox Law Offices in Madison for the Martin Luther King, Jr Scholarship
>Award,
>which recognized my volunteer community service.
>
>Do I really need to emulate any example from you? My answer is an emphatic
>NO!
>Please cast your blame and finger pointing at Omari Jackson, your best
>friend from Liberia, who claims to know you well enough.
>
>Alex
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "kervin Soko" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 10:40 PM
>Subject: Re: Fw: [ALJA] TO KERVIN SOKO FROM OMARI JACKSON IN ATLANTA, GA
>
>
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> >
> > Alex Redd and Omari Jackson,
> >
> > I read the e-mail from your boddy, Mr. Omari Jackson from Atlanta. You
>both
> > can say all you want about me because you don't even know me. I started
>my
> > volunteer activities since childhood in Liberia as: 1970's Cub Scout,
>Boy
> > Scout, 1991 National Catholic Youth Sports Jamboree Organizer, 1991-1996
> > National Track & Field Coach, 1996 Atlanta Olympic Track & Field
> > Coach(Liberia), 1997 -2001 Madison Area Technical College Head Track &
>Field
> > Coach,1997 - Present Commissioner of Badger State Games(Track & Field).
> >
> > The above is just to let you know that you both don't even know me as a
> > person. Alex, I met you in 1998 for the first time here in Madison,
> > Wisconsin. If you receive an e-mail from Omari from Atlanta castigating
>me
> > at such, what was your point in posting same to AAM listserve? Let me
>tell
> > you and Mr. Omari Jackson, In addition to what I stated above, I was a
> > Junior Student at the University of Liberia before coming to the U.S. I
> > also have a Diploma in Accounting and professional training in
>sport(Track
>&
> > Field) from Kenya and Europe (Hungary). I came to the U.S. in 1996 and
>did
> > not sit on my hands. I decided to get a degree. Now, you guys are
>jealous
>of
> > my achievement instead of emulating my good example in the community
>here
>in
> > Madison.
> >
> > I will continue to excel academically and participate in community
> > activities in Madison as usual because voluntary service is part of me.
>I
> > enjoy helping people. I know fully well that we all have to go back to
> > Liberia some days and our people will ask us,"What did you bring from
> > America?".
> >
> > Finally, we all came to the U.S. in 1996 and 1998 respectively, what
>have
> > both of you guys done lately to distinguish yourselvels among men?
> >
> > Kervin Soko
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Alex Redd <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: "AAM (African Association of Madison)"
> > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Fw: [ALJA] TO KERVIN SOKO FROM OMARI JACKSON IN ATLANTA, GA
> > >Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:15:28 -0500
> > >
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> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 10:59 AM
> > >Subject: Re: [ALJA] Digest Number 715
> > >
> > >
> > > > I read with satisfaction the academic achievement of Kevin Soko and
>I
> > >am
> > > > glad to read about his volunterring support to the Liberian
>community.
> > >There is a
> > > > saying in Liberia that a wiseman changes.
> > > >
> > > > That Kevin Soko has become such a good man is commendable. I pray
>that
> > >God
> > > > will continue to bless us so that we can become useful to our
>respective
> > > > communities. Soko's transformation is remarkable. It is just
> > >disheartening
> > >that he
> > > > has to change in the United States.
> > > >
> > > > I am hoping that realizing the good in all of us will make us
>better,
> > >and
> > > > like Soko, even help to raise needed material support for our people
>in
> > >Liberia
> > > > and also be useful in our respective communities.
> > > >
> > > > I have always held the belief that academic achievement is
>meaningless
> > >unless
> > > > is it is linked with the appreciation of the values of others.
> > > >
> > > > Thank God for Soko and for everyone.
> > > > Omari Jackson
> > > >
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