Darfur

You can’t have it two ways, Mr. President

April 20, 2009
By Heber Brown, III
You can’t have it two ways, Mr. President

PHOTO CREDIT: HuffingtonPost.Com While I admittedly expressed tepid support for the campaign of presidential-candidate, Senator Barack Obama, that cautious engagement was not because of my disdain for him as an individual. I think that he is a brilliant mind and man who took the cards that were dealt him and made the best out...
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Scream Bloody Murder!

December 7, 2008
By Heber Brown, III
Scream Bloody Murder!

I had the opportunity over this weekend to catch the CNN Special: Scream Bloody Murder, where they detail different genocides that have happened the world over being sure to chronicle the historic response of the international community – inaction. Of course the segment that they centered on Darfur caught my attention. I have been...
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Darfur School “bombed from air”

May 5, 2008
By Heber Brown, III
Darfur School “bombed from air”

Hat Tip: BBC News A Sudanese government air strike on a school in Darfur has killed at least seven children, according to the aid organisation Darfur Diaries. The group’s spokeswoman says six more people were killed when a market was bombed during the same attack on the village of Shegeg Karo on Sunday. A...
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Morgan State U. Deltas for Darfur

April 23, 2008
By Heber Brown, III
Morgan State U. Deltas for Darfur

On Thursday, April 10, 2008 I was invited to give a brief presentation to Morgan State University students about Genocide in Darfur Sudan. As my regular readers know, this has been a primary issue for me for the past three years. After more than 500 emails, a stack of sermons, a folder full of...
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Sudan Divestment Update! Good News Alert…

December 2, 2007
By Heber Brown, III

A big thank you to everyone who took the time to send an email to members of the Baltimore City Council in reference to the Sudan Divestment Bill.  I’m proud to announce that the bill passed and was signed into enactment by the Mayor on November 27, 2007!  YOU MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE!  I...
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Take Action for Darfur Today! (Yes, I’m talking to you)

November 15, 2007
By Heber Brown, III
Take Action for Darfur Today! (Yes, I’m talking to you)

Hey Family.  Please take 30 seconds to send Councilwoman Helen Holton an email about an important piece of legislation that’s going to be heard today by the Taxation & Finance Committee of the Baltimore City Council.  The bill – that will be voted on today at 10:15AM – would begin the process of divesting...
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Baltimore City Council considers divestment from Sudan

November 7, 2007
By Heber Brown, III
Baltimore City Council considers divestment from Sudan

Tomorrow – Thursday, November 8, 2007 10:30AM, I will be testifying before the Taxation and Finance Committee at Baltimore’s City Hall chaired by Councilwoman Helen Holton.   They are hearing bill 07-0591; an ordinance that would prohibit the investment of public pensions or retirement funds in Sudan or in companies doing business in Sudan.  This type...
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U.S. Congress continues posturing on genocide in Darfur

August 2, 2007
By Heber Brown, III

I received a press release this morning in my inbox that attempts to give value to another resolution concerning genocide in Darfur.  In the document, Mikulski and Cardin provide passionate quotes about how important they feel it is for the U.S. and the global community to take action on the atrocities taking place there. So why...
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