On April 10, 1957, 28 year-old Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) gave a speech at the St. Louis Freedom Rally in St. Louis, MO entitled, “A Realistic Look at…
“We did a whole lot of things that were right, but we tortured some folks; we did some things that were contrary to our values. When we engaged in some…
(Author’s note: In this commentary, I take a literary approach to reflect on the counter-productive and self-defeating actions the regime in Ethiopia has taken recently to punish its perceived opponents…
Last week, the regime in Ethiopia announced its abduction of Andaragatchew Tsgie, General Secretary of the Ethiopian opposition group known as Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy, with…
መቀመጫውን በኢትዮጵያ ያደረገ አንድ ታዋቂ የአሜሪካ የዜና አውታር በቅርቡ ኮካኮላ በኢትዮጵያ እንዳይጠጣ በሚል ያሰራጨሁትን ጽሁፍ በማስመልከት የተሰማውን ቅሬታ አስመልክቶ አንድ የኢሜይል መልዕክት ላከልኝ፡፡ እንዲህ የሚል ጽሁፍ ጻፈ፣ “በድፍረት ልናገርና ሆኖም ግን ኮካኮላ እንዳይጠጣ ለማሳሰብ ስለተጻፈው ጽሁፍ ገቢራዊነት እምነት የለኝም፣ ይህንንም ጽሁፍ በማዘጋጀት በኢትዮጵያ በስልጣን ላይ ባለው ‘ሰይጣናዊ’ ገዥ አካል እና በ’ቅዱሳኑ በተባበሩት የተቃዋሚ ኃይሎች’ መካከል ባለው የፖለቲካ ውዝግብ በሚሊዮን ከሚቆጠሩ በጥቂቱ አንባቢዎችህን ሊያሳስት እንዲችል የታለመ ዓላማን ያዘለ ነው“ በማለት አስተያየቱን አጠቃሏል፡፡
Are crimes against children crimes against humanity? According to the latest Failed States Index, 6 out of the top 10 and 18 out of the top 25 “most failed states…
Recently, a well-known correspondent for one of the major American media outlets stationed in Ethiopia sent me an email grousing about my article urging boycott of Coca Cola in Ethiopia….
Confessions of an Ethiopian-American blogger or notes of a native son on tyranny? This commentary, perhaps confession is a better descriptor, has been long in coming. Why have I written…