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...
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...
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...
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...