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Finding your story in the melting pot

by Dean DeChiaro & Phoebe Tollefson | May 26, 2010 | Topics

These are a few of the people I’ve interviewed who come from diverse cultures. WASHINGTON — Without a doubt, the best part of being a journalist, is meeting people from all walks of life. I enjoy nothing more than interacting with folks who come from...

Nigerian-Americans don’t want a magic wand, they want Goodluck to deliver

by Dean DeChiaro & Phoebe Tollefson | Apr 19, 2010 | Immigration, Topics

Get the Flash Player to see this content. Nigerians hope that acting president Goodluck Jonathan will bring progress to Nigeria. (Chika Oduah/MNS) WASHINGTON–Nigerians in America have a message for Nigeria’s acting president: fix the electric power, end...

Study: Africa is the most ‘religious place on Earth’

by Dean DeChiaro & Phoebe Tollefson | Apr 15, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality

WASHINGTON–“Notoriously religious.” That is religious scholar John Mbiti’s description of Africans in his classic book, “African Religions and Philosophy.” A survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life backs up...

Black neighborhood on Obama: ‘His coming down here shows us he hasn’t forgotten about us’

by Dean DeChiaro & Phoebe Tollefson | Apr 6, 2010 | Immigration

Get the Flash Player to see this content. Ward 8 Residents reflect on Obama’s Easter visit (Lauren E. Bohn & Chika Oduah/MNS) WASHINGTON –J, an 18-year-old resident of Anacostia, used the pages of Monday’s Washington Post as an impromptu coaster at a barber...
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