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The OBAMAS:
Portrait
of an American Family
Soon the USA will vote for its next president, and for the first time in history, one of the two candidates is a Black man. For a year, ESSENCE magazine pursued an interview with the entire Obama family – to no avail. Finally, this summer ESSENCE became the only Black media outlet allowed a glimpse into the lives of Barack, Michelle and their two girls, Malia and Sasha, when ESSENCE was invited to their South Side Chicago home. Weeks later, veteran political journalist Gwen Ifill was with the family as they campaigned in a small mostly White western town, and she flew with them to a Black church in the urban Midwest. In a rare conversation with the couple and the children, Ifill discussed the political attacks on Michelle, Barack’s take on his controversial message to Black men, and how the family remains so close when they are so often apart. BHM brings you that interview.
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Foreword:
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Something worth celebrating.
BLACK History Month is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the significance of the UK’s black history, and remember the lives and achievements of those whose stories have too often been ignored.
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Foreword:
David Cameron
All of us – whatever our background – have got far more that unites us than divides us
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Foreword:
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
Enjoy this year’s
BHM season
Black History Season highlights the importance of education and the need to be inspired and learn from others.
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Foreword:
John Sentamu
John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, recalls how the words of Bob Marley, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes and Marcus Garvey are still relevant to us all today
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Foreword: David Lammy MP
I am delighted to introduce readers to the 2008 Black History Month guide.
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Foreword: Diane Abbott MP
Mutual respect means that we must know each other’s history
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Lewis Hamilton:
Going for Gold
Lewis Hamilton, aged just 22, has taken the Formula 1 motor-racing world by storm, leading the F1 World Championship in his debut year. Born in Hertfordshire, to Grenadian parents, Lewis’ success, determination and composure has been an inspiration to many and has won him universal respect and admiration. Lewis Hamilton took time from his busy Formula 1 schedule to speak to Sugar Media’s BHM (The Official Guide to Black History Month).........
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Foreword: Archbishop Tutu
A time for humanity to reflect
LAST year Sugar Media invited me to write an introduction to BHM (The Official Guide to Black History Month). This year I am honoured to have been asked again to write a few words on this remarkable event.
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