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It's actually this weekend, but I wont be in attendance. I'd planned on, but a family friend is getting married on saturday, so, this event is of more importance than the Akwa Ibom convention. Bring back pictures.

I erred. Sending a thank you note is very important after an interview. Let it be genuine

Nice pictures.

I read that Usher is Haitian American.

Did he even exist? What about this story that he descended from the sky?

Very interesting topic.

Why am I not getting replies in my email?

@SMC.

Lutheran High School, Obot Idim.

While blacks contributed to this shameful episode of trading their relatives to slave traders, at the same time, there were some kidnapping going around in the community, kidnapping of black kids by this white slave trader, so dont heap all the blame on black people.

Stories of ghosts were so common especially at night, that students were frightened at the prospect of going to the toilet at night time. (I am referring to after lights out). Occasionally, you had to, and at times, would awaken a friend to accompany you to the toilet, which was quite a distance from the dormitory. Now, my school's security was very lax, we were very close to the Afaha village, and just behind one of the dormitories was the football field. I mean, who knows what danger could be lurking in the paths on your way to the toilet in the middle of the night, be it physical or otherwise. So, that explained why some students were very reluctant to relieve themselves at night. One of the guys would armor himself with prayers and would step out boldly to the toilet, but some were wussies.

Ok, here is the gist. During exam time in my ss1, all of us from the same dormitory were dumped into one single room, so it was quite compacted. And there were some grumblings amongst my classmate with having to share their space with junior students. Dunno what the big deal was, but one day, students in the dorm woke up and saw a pile of human faeces on the floor. I never saw it, but some of the students were interrogated (I wasnt, perhaps, the room prefect automatically did not question his classmates or thereabout), but one of my classmates confessed! He was scared of trooping to the toilet all alone during lights out, so he choose to defecate in the dormitory. Olboy, dem beat this guy, but at that time, I sort of excused his story that he had no one to accompany him to the toilet, hence, he was justified to relieve himself in the dorms. Overall, boarding house was cool.

Having someone else carry your pre-term child to completion, is it a sin? granted, you and your spouse are contributing your sperm and eggs for the union of this baby, but I did read about a particular branch of Christianity that regards it as a sin. But me, (as long as the sperm and eggs are from the parent), it's no sin.

Is it sinful or not?

Is there any village in Nigeria that is 'not full of voodoo and witches'?

Isnt it an irony that in America, the land of opportunities, some women choose to give up their child/children for adoption, while in Nigeria as a whole, parents would choose to keep the child through thick and thin (at least in the infancy stage)

Nice traditional outfit. Would anybody happen to know the name?

Prior to reading this shameful article, my aunt who is visiting from Nigeria told me that even some kids nowadays arrange to be kidnapped to extort money from their parents.

How some women give up their child/children for adoption is not only courageous but very touching and heartbreaking. I have read of stories of teenagers who gave up their babies, immediately after delivery to an adoptive parent. And in some cases, the heartbreaking part is the loss of contact between the mother and child. I am quite fascinated with the story of adoption, the bond the child has with their adoptive parents and the relationship (if any contact is established) between the child and their biological mother.

I don't know, but for me, if I as a man were to do it, I am certain that it will haunt me for the rest of my life, it will be a grieving process for me, and as such, I don't see myself doing so. At the same time, I have a great deal of respect for mothers/parents who, because of poverty choose to give their child up for adoption to a rich caring couple. Their reason is to give the child a better life, as opposed to a life of poverty.

In one of the magazines, a story just surfaced that the father of Madonna's adopted son, David Banda just became a father again as his wife gave birth recently. He is hopeful of a reunion between his new born son and his biological son, now adopted by Madonna. If the adopted mother is the cruel type, she could veto such a reunion, but even if it occurs hopefully, and the kids grow up, how do you even explain the relationships to each other?

Now, which would you consider to be more touching, a poor woman who willingly gives up her child to be adopted by a rich caring couple, even if it means she wont have any contacts with him/her for the rest of her life, or a woman (like in Africa) who chooses a different route and keeps her child through thick and thin, because she does not to part with him/her.

That was excellent@TayoD. The encounter between Jacob and God is numerous proofs of the manifestation of Jesus Christ prior to his physical incarnation. And the way you just wrote "If anything, it is mentioned that by just a touch from God, Jacob's leg was out of joint. Wasn't Jacob thankful that his life was spared despite his encounter?" shows the respect and power you have ascribed to God. May God bless your soul in the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Is this vigilante 'justice' worth it in your opinion?

I deleted the link because it is repulsive!

http://www.afrocubaweb.com/abakwa/abakua.htm

The above link details the presence of an efik community in Cuba. Interesting.

One may view it as 'desperado' on your part if you send a thank you letter. Still, it's accepted as a courtesy to do so. For me, I'd advise against doing so. If they call you back, that's fine, if not, so be it.

Why doesnt CNN produce a similar documentary for the Latinos and Asians?

Well, you just cant expect CNN to produce every single documentaries in the world. Lets be realistic, that's almost impossible. My comparisons were between Black Americans and other ethnic minorities in the USA.

So, when will CNN air a segment on "Asians in America", or "Latinos in America"? The documentaries devoted to those groups is disproportionate to black Americans.

Perhaps there isnt any black nation in this world that is as wealthy as black americans living in the United States of America. A talk show hostess is reputed to be the wealthiest and most influential black woman in the world, her money earned through legitimate (by worldly standards) ways. Another black american is on the verge of capturing the democratic nomination, a dream that has eluded other races. Inspite of their accomplishments, there are some blacks whose lives and ideology reflect either an attitude of ungratefulness and a call for change. There is a black guy that I know of, whose conversations sometimes is inflamed by racial inequities, a view shared by some of his fellow comrades. But I gotta ask, "What of the Asians, Latinos, and other minorities"? Are they also complaining? Asians are respected for being academic braniacs, as much as they are mocked for being geeks. Latinos, long associated with fence jumping and a lackadaisical attitude towards education have also made inroads in the USA. Today, black americans can can people like oprah, bill cosby, earl graves, condi rice as a few of the numerous successful blacks in the nation. In the Entertainment field, blacks are represented in Hollywood, though complaints have persisted that it is a shallow representation.

Do you think blacks are justified in their grievances against racism, or are they just blowing it out of proportion?

Meanwhile, here is a link on the discussion on race.

http://theblackpoliticalreview./2008/07/03/cnn-black-in-america-40-years-ak-after-king/#comment-229