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]]> General http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=137 Tue, 20 May 2008 08:21:47 -0500 http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=136 Coming SoonThe MAY/JUN 2008 Magazine Issue will be release this Thursday, May 15. You do not want to miss this one.

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Marula: Tree of Tradition.

Five Reasons To Fall in Love with Africa

The Church and Tradition.

Buying A House: The Basics.

Africa 101 - From A to Z: Botswana.

Interview Exclusive with: Joelle K. Allen.
]]> General http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=136 Tue, 13 May 2008 23:54:08 -0500 http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=135 African American Presidential Candidates
Barack Obama is certainly a recognizable African American figure in this 2008 U.S. Presidential race with chance to lead one of the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years. But let not forget that there are quite a few African Americans who sought the same job before him.

Shirley St. Hill Chisholm (1924 – 2005) - A New Yorker, was the first African America female to be elected to Congress in 1968. In 1972, she ran for the presidential nomination as a democrat, receiving 152 delegate votes, but was unable to win, losing the nomination to South Dakota Senator George McGovern. She strongly spoke out for civil rights and women’s right and the poor. Among the volunteers who were inspired by her campaign was Barbara Lee, who would go on to become a congresswoman some 25 years later. In 1993, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Chisholm also authored two books, Unbought and Unbossed (1970) and The Good Fight (1973).

Jesse Jackson (1941 - present) A Baptist Minister and a civil right activist ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, becoming the second African American (after Shirley Chisholm) to mount a nationwide campaign for President of the United States, running as a Democrat. During his first run, he managed to win 18 percent of the primary votes and won five primaries and caucuses. In 1988, he more than doubled his results compared to his first run in 1984. This time, his successes in the past made him a more credible candidate, and he was both better financed and better organized. Although most people did not seem to believe he had a serious chance at winning, Jackson once again exceeded expectations as he more than doubled his previous results, prompting R.W. Apple of the New York Times to call 1988 "the Year of Jackson". However, Jackson’s campaign suffered a significant setback less than two weeks later when he was defeated handily in the Wisconsin primary by Michael Dukakis.

Lenora Fulani (1950 - present) - A political activist and psychotherapist, ran for President for the New Alliance Party (NAP) in 1988 and in 1992. She was the first African American female independent to be on ballot in all 50 states. She also received the most ever votes for a woman for President in a U.S. general election.

Alan Keyes (1950 - present) - A political activist and a diplomat under the Ronald Reagan government sought the Republican nomination in 1996, in 2000 and yes in 2008. He had received almost no media coverage compared to Barrack Obama. He did however participate in the Des Moines register’s Republican presidential carried by PBS back in December 12, 2007.

(continued at http://magazine.adunagow.net)]]> General http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=135 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:05:01 -0500 http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=134 KayshaInterview with the well-known international Congolese celebrity singer Kaysha. EXCLUSIVE ONLY AT ADUNAGOW Magazine.

AM: You were born in Congo. At what age did you leave the Congo?

Kaysha: I was born in Kinshasa, Zaire. Left in 1980 for France... Arriving in France, I discovered cold, snow, and another culture...

AM: How many siblings do you have?

Kaysha: We are 8, 5 girls, 3 boys...

AM: Where is home currently?

Kaysha: Anywhere my heart and suitcase is. I’m usually in Paris, Bruxelles & Lisbon.

AM: Your real name is Edward Mokolo Jr. Where does Kaysha come from? Any meaning associated with it?

Kaysha: It means Soul Harmony. In portuguese it also means complaint. It just came one day from nowhere.

AM: How many languages do you speak?

Kaysha: French, Spanish, English, Portugese, french Creole & Lingala.

AM: At what age did you start singing? Have you always wanted to be a performer?

Kasha: I started making noise with forks and knives around 6 or 7... At 8 I got my first synth machine and from then on, I was deep into making music. I started writing songs around 14 but was too shy to get on stage... Then got on stage finally and the noise from the ladies made me keep the microphone in the hand...

(continued at http://magazine.adunagow.net)]]> People http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=134 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:17:03 -0500 http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=133 Male Supermodel Digo DengIn 1983 when the Southern Sudanese took up arms against the central government due to neglect for many decades, the response from the government was to attack all Southern Sudanese villages and towns, shooting at everything that moves, killing children women or elderly raping young women.
This is how Digol Deng was displaced from his home. In 1984 Digol fled to the Northern Sudan in which he struggled to complete High school in Arabic, but when his Big brother was placed in jail due to the quarrel between the government of Sudan and the Southern Sudanese politicians he was able to skip to Egypt with the rest of his family where they were able to gain security and peace and seeking the education, but all that came in the end by Sudanese Government slammed the education opportunities in the face of Southern Sudanese studies and required them to go back to war.

Digol refused to go back and fight against his own people but he didn’t have a choice but seeking for a political asylum in Egypt, but it was denied. Kenya was allowing Southern Sudanese to gain asylum at that moment. Luckily his brother who was in America was able to send him an airplane ticket to Ethiopia and to Kenya. The trip to Kenya was a nightmare and because suddenly the airplane landed in Sudan’s Capital Khartoum the layover took about 20 minutes but those 20 minutes could be dangerous for him. When he arrived in Ethiopia waiting for his flight to Kenya, suddenly he ran to his cousin who was living there for more than six months trying to get to Kenya, so he decided to make a sacrifice and sold his plane ticket so he and his cousin could have food and shelter and go to Kenya together. And that was the beginning of his long journey to America, which included gruesome of two years of poverty and suffering in a refugee camp before coming to America.

This is an EXCLUSIVE Interview with the now Sudanese Male supermodel Digol Deng, only at ADUNAGOW Magazine.

AM: Please tell us more about your name and your origin.

Digol: My real name is Dedgol Gak Deng which means Big Family in my mother’ s native dialect. My family from my father side is a big number; we own the whole village. I have 15 siblings brothers and sisters. My tribe is called Nuer. The Nuers are known in Sudan as the warrior people and are one of the largest tribes in Sudan.

AM: How did you get started in modeling?

Digol: When I first came to Atlanta, I used to work for Marriott hotel and this regular client for Marriott approached me and told me to be careful with those smiles and said: "don’t you think that you could make a great model?" I also got many approaches from the people in public, around the shopping mall, until one day a man handed me his business card and asked me if I could see him in his office; which I did. Two days later I was assigned to work with Keith Sweat, a platinum recording artist. Keith Sweat inspired me by his words and his work.

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]]> People http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=133 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:36:26 -0500 http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=132 KayshaThe official ONE week notice until the released of the MAR/APR 2008 Magazine Issue (Mar 8). You do not want to miss this one.

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Features

By The Way: Welcome To Egypt
A Journey in the land of the Pharaohs.

China Investment in Africa
Who Does It Help?

Assessing The Future of Africa
in the 21st Century.

A Little After Valentine's Tip:
Life after Flowers and Chocolates.

Africa 101 - From A to Z
Benin.

Interview Exclusives with: Kaysha, Digol Deng, and Carine Siltz.
]]> General http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=132 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:56:04 -0600 http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=131
Barack Obama is the pictorial message to the world that Africans can make a difference in their own world as well as others IF they're given the opportunity to do so.

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]]> General http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=131 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 21:28:32 -0600 http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=130 An Identity To Inspire - by Paul Usungu

As an African immigrant, I struggle like every other immigrant to stay rooted to my identity particularly in a developed country like the United Stated of America where standing out in the crowd is a challenge when one does not have much knowledge about their own heritage or a grasp of their history.My children born here will have tougher time identifying themselves if my wife and I do not teach or make them aware of their history and heritage. One cannot talk about their identity without talking about their history – where they come from. You see my little daughter just turned five and was attending kindergarten. February, the National African American History Month was around the corner and I wanted to be ready to talk to her about my heritage, her heritage. Quite not having myself much knowledge about my family history, I turned to my grandma – Emma, now in her eighties.

The language barrier was quite a challenge for me. She fluently spoke two dialects; while I, on the other end, easily understood them but could not a have a full conversation without grabbing one word here and there. I spoke Frencho- Swahili-Tetela lingo. But overall, the transaction was very positive.

As I listened to her, recounting stories after stories going back four generations, I became fascinated and captured by the details and especially her memory. One particular story I recalled was about my great-great-great father who entertained the king and his entourage for a living. Having earned the king trust, the king asked him to take care of one of his many wives he had just bought as a slave from the Arabs. Unfortunately for the king, my great-great-great father fell in love with her and soon married her. For fear to be killed by the king, they fled and settled in a small village in the Kasai region in Congo. What followed is a history full of untold stories, fascinating portray of strong family ties, culture and traditions passed from generation to generation by words of mouth.
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]]> General http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=130 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:57:41 -0600 http://blogspot.adunagow.net/index.php?itemid=129 2007 Miss Africa USA Beauty Pageant

On November 3, 2007, The Shrine of Africa Inc. delivered once more an outstanding event - the third Annual Miss Africa USA Beauty pageant at the Ashok International Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The event, co-hosted by the well-known Congolese Super model Nöella Coursaris Musunka (see her interview on page 40) and the Sudanese actor/model Digol Deng, was a wonderful showcase of the African cultural wealth and beauty. A total of Seventeen attractive and talented delegates participated in the event, each representing their respective native African country. 2007 Miss Africa USA contestants

At the end, the 21 year old Miss Nigeria Mfonobong Essiet was crowned 2007 Miss Africa USA by Teizue Gayfor of Liberia, Miss Africa USA 2006-2007. The road to victory was definitely not an easy one. The first round of the competition kicked off with the pageants introducing themselves. The judges observed and rated each pageant for specific characteristics such as Confidence, poise, grace, presence, oratory skills, and their platform.

2007 Miss Africa USA Winner - Essiet Mfonobong

For the second round, the pageants were each asked to showcase their talent, with judges rating for originality, presentation, entertainment skills, creativity, artistic skill, and cultural expression. Physical beauty and fitness came on the third round, with judges looking at the beauty of the face and body, personal grooming, grace, and elegance. The fourth round displayed African fashion. The top five finalist of the event were then selected by a distinguished panel, comprising of the Executive producer of Project Runaway AFRICA - Ms. Clarissa Aban, the Director of Miss America Queen Pageant of Georgia - Ms. Sonjia Burks, and the President of Greene Investments - Mr. Anthony Greene. With each finalist stepping forward for their onstage interview, the judges graded for confidence, poise, eloquence, knowledge, and charisma. Miss Nigeria Mfonobong Essiet graciously took the title of 2007 Miss AFRICA USA, with Miss Sierra Leone Elizabeth Mbalu Conteh as First Runner Up, and Miss ritrea Yordanos Gidey as Second Runner Up. (continued at http://magazine.adunagow.net )

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