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James Culver, Jr

James Culver Jr. is an author and award winning freelance writer living in Germany. He can be reached at [email protected]

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Berlin Anti-Colonial Conference: 120 Years of African Resistance

By James Culver, Jr Guest Commentator

November 15, 2004 marked the 120th anniversary of an infamous meeting with far reaching effects. At the urging of Portugal and invitation of Otto von Bismarck, representatives from fourteen western powers, including the US, gathered in Berlin to discuss the rules for the partitioning of Africa. Naturally, no African nations were present. At the conclusion…

November 15, 2004 marked the 120th anniversary of an infamous meeting with far reaching effects. At the urging of Portugal and invitation of Otto von Bismarck,…

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Neocolonialism and the Cap Anamur Refugees

By James Culver, Jr Guest Commentator

The German press is still buzzing over the recent jailing and subsequent release of a German ship’s captain by Italian authorities following his rescue of 37 Sudanese refugees in the Mediterranean. After locating their floundering rubber raft near Malta, the captain of the Cap Anamur brought the ailing men aboard, saving them from an anonymous…

The German press is still buzzing over the recent jailing and subsequent release of a German ship’s captain by Italian authorities following his rescue of 37…

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Dr. Rice Playing in the Key of C

By James Culver, Jr Guest Commentator

National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice, a classically trained pianist and devout Christian, has been a popular spokesperson for the Bush Administration. When speaking at the 51st National Prayer Breakfast last year, she shared an anecdote about her experience as a pianist for a Black Baptist church in California: “At this church the minister would…

National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice, a classically trained pianist and devout Christian, has been a popular spokesperson for the Bush Administration. When speaking at the…

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