tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001870879534452132.post5408290844511448747..comments2024-01-22T08:56:51.629-08:00Comments on Zacstravaganza!: A Malian Perspective on President ObamaZachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00977280731502216845noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001870879534452132.post-18278132936683729522008-11-09T19:16:00.000-08:002008-11-09T19:16:00.000-08:00news from the otherland:some of my students are si...news from the otherland:<BR/>some of my students are sitting a little straighter and perhaps aiming a little higher and dreaming a little bigger because our nation elected a President with brown skin, who looks more like them than any other President in our nation's history.<BR/><BR/>And while, yes, our President-elect is biracial (mulatto is such a colonial term) in the States we are still very much on our "one drop" steez for better or for worse, on top of that we will soon have a black First Lady and a black First Family. Its a new day. The brothers and sisters on the Continent have every reason to rejoice!Ashley F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07214865800822444406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001870879534452132.post-46856618493035296282008-11-07T07:16:00.000-08:002008-11-07T07:16:00.000-08:00An acquaintance of mine from Mali tells me that th...An acquaintance of mine from Mali tells me that they've put together a national song and dance in Obama's honor. Can you confirm? <BR/><BR/>-Will G.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328864040899884251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001870879534452132.post-16557266419079006682008-11-06T17:54:00.000-08:002008-11-06T17:54:00.000-08:00Dear Zach -From way out there in the hinterland to...Dear Zach -<BR/><BR/>From way out there in the hinterland to right here in Lewisboro we are all experiencing the same thing: in one, beautiful fell swoop, the world has changed, and we can only begin to imagine what happens next. Hold the fort out there for us, and we will do the same here.<BR/><BR/>Lots of love, Pat & AdamUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183164987975083536noreply@blogger.com