Guest Commentator

Nunu Kidane

BlackCommentator.com Guest Collumnist, Nunu Kidane is an activist from Eritrea, East Africa. She is currently the Network Coordinator with Priority Africa Network (PAN), a coalition of 26 (Oakland, CA) Bay Area organizations that promote Africa through education and advocacy. She has a B.A. from UC Berkeley and has worked for over fifteen years in program and policy development in Eastern and Southern Africa. She has written and spoken on topics such as HIV/AIDS, debt cancellation, migration, resource extraction and human rights in Africa and is an advocate on racial justice globally. She is a member of the Coordinating Committee of Jubilee USA Network, a Board Member of Casa Segura, and a member of The League of the Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research Action (TIGRA), Advisor for Women of Africa (WAFRICA) and a member of the Africa Committee with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). Click here to contact Ms. Kidane.

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Guest Commentary

Liberians Fear Deportation From the U.S. – A Plea to President Obama

By Nunu Kidane Guest Commentator

From America to Africa and back again: the case of Liberians in U.S. in fear of deportation The threat of deportation of some 3,600 Liberians from this country at the end of this month is a travesty of justice. We know the myth about Liberia being “founded by freed slaves” who voluntarily left to reclaim…

From America to Africa and back again: the case of Liberians in U.S. in fear of deportation The threat of deportation of some 3,600 Liberians from…

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Guest Commentary

Solidarity with the People of Zimbabwe

By Nunu Kidane Guest Commentator

Nunu Kidane was Mark’s guest Thursday, June 26, 2008 Daily accounts from Zimbabwe for the last few weeks have been increasingly alarming. From news sources, teleconferences and the Zimbabwean diaspora in the U.S. we hear of violence directed at opposition members who threaten President Mugabe and the current leadership of the Zimbabwe African National Union…

Nunu Kidane was Mark's guest Thursday, June 26, 2008 Daily accounts from Zimbabwe for the last few weeks have been increasingly alarming. From news sources, teleconferences…

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