Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - My "Extra - Human" Awards for 2016

My question too. Maybe you wanted to put him on 50 yrs ago, but not the decrepit autocrat of today. Whom else might you propose? There are heroes in Burkina you could propose, heroes of a real revolution also people like mbonimpa who put everything on the line to oppose dictatorial regimes at home (in this case Burundi);

 

Kenneth Harrow

Dept of English and Film Studies

Michigan State University

619 Red Cedar Rd

East Lansing, MI 48824

517-803-8839

harrow@msu.edu

http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/

 

From: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju <toyin.adepoju@gmail.com>
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Date: Sunday 25 December 2016 at 13:03
To: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - My "Extra - Human" Awards for 2016

 

beautiful.

but why Mugabe?

 

On 25 December 2016 at 02:03, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) <emeagwali@ccsu.edu> wrote:

 

 

1.  Usain Bolt (Sports)

2.  Aliko Dangote (Entrepreneurship)

3.  Toyin Falola (Education)

4.  Mo Farah (Sports)

5.  Beyonce Knowles (Entertainment)

6.  Robert Mugabe (Politics)

7.  Michael Phelps(Sports)

8.  Serena Williams (Sports)

 

  Passion, determination, wisdom, defiance, creativity,

  dedication, consistency, discipline and confidence were

  among the driving forces behind these super humans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gloria Emeagwali

 

www.africahistory.net

 

 

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