Michael O. Allen

Tag: Poverty

  • Aspiration

    Wyclef Jean–“If I Was President [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pq_3OheqzU[/youtube] Election time is coming If I was president, I’d get elected on Friday, assasinated on Saturday, and buried on Sunday. If I was president… If I was president An old man told me, instead of spending billions on the war, we can use some of that money, in the…

  • Mandela Sworn in as Freedom Reigns

    By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer | Wednesday, May 11, 1994 PRETORIA—Climaxing his journey from political prisoner to nation builder, Nelson Mandela assumed the office of president of South Africa yesterday vowing that “never again” would racial exploitation be tolerated. In a joyous ceremony that marked the end of the country’s pariah status…

  • Millions in Hunger

    Food Crisis Is Depicted As ‘Silent Tsunami’ Sharp Price Hikes Leave Many Millions in Hunger By Kevin Sullivan Washington Post Foreign Service Wednesday, April 23, 2008; A01 LONDON, April 22 — More than 100 million people are being driven deeper into poverty by a “silent tsunami” of sharply rising food prices, which have sparked riots…