No longer fooled.I received two issues of BLACK ENTERPRISE (February February: see month. 2006 and June 2006) courtesy of my membership to Black Data Processing Associates See BDPA. (body) Black Data Processing Associates - (BDPA) A non-profit professional association, founded in 1975 to promote positive influence in the information technology (IT) industry and how it affects African Americans. . To say the least, I was impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with the quality and in-depth analysis of the business affairs and strategies involving black enterprises in the U.S. The article that touched me most was about how to pass on wealth to your children ("Exit Gracefully grace·ful adj. Showing grace of movement, form, or proportion: "Capoeira is a graceful ballet of power and control, artists kicking and jumping in synchronized movement" Alisa Valdes. ," June 2006). I live on the eastern coast of Africa in a country called Kenya, and although I have traveled several times to the U.S. (Atlanta being almost my second home), I have never had sufficient time to mix and benefit from the cross-cultural experience with my black American brothers and sisters. Furthermore, most of us here in Africa have been deceived by the world media, which portrays blacks in the U.S. as being good at athletics athletics or track and field also track-and-field games Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Games from c. , music, and show business only, and being incapable of using their brains to create wealth and uplift their standards of living. Now we are getting a different picture. I am looking forward to submitting my subscription and getting folks over here who are interested in knowing more about their brothers and sisters across the Atlantic to do the same. George Otanga Nairobi, Kenya otangag@yahoo.co.uk |
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