By Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma Upon signing the Juneteenth Bill on June 17, 2021 making JUNETEENTH a national holiday in the United States of America, the 46th POTUS Joe Biden invited all his fellow Americans to join him in reflecting on slavery’s “terrible toll.” To this end and in an effort to lead by the […]
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Op-ed: Is America Back?
Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma G7 Industrialized Democracies Say Yes, But What About the Assault on Democracy at Home? By Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma “America is back” is a statement that we have heard over and over these days, not only from the 46th POTUS Joe Biden, not only from the American people, the majority of […]
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To breathe or not to breathe: That should not be the only question.
(By Alex Gangitano and Brett Samuels) By Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma May 25, 2021 marks the first anniversary of George Floyd’s “I Can’t Breathe” moment, that is, his brutal and unjustified murder by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin while three other officers watched the crime without doing anything. That tragedy resulted in global mass protests, […]
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Op-ed: Justice done for George Floyd: We shall breathe
(Photo Courtesy/MSNBC) By Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma Former U.S. Secretary James Baker once said that where one stands on issues is a function of where one sits. Those who occupy front seats and those whose seats are in the Oval Office are expected to lead by example and take a clear stand, especially during critical […]
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Op-ed: WORLD’S ANTI-RACISM DAY 2021: The color line is also the problem of the 21st Century
By Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma For many people in the United States and some other countries where the year is divided into four seasons –winter, spring, summer, and fall – March 21 is the first day of spring. But did you know that March 21 is also the United Nations-designated Anti-Racism Day, or THE INTERNATIONAL […]