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Harrow, Kenneth

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Jul 21, 2021, 5:48:10 PM7/21/21
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this is not a "greek" name, but he is greek. "illegal" immigrant from nigeria to greece, now the greatest star of the national basketball assn, just won the championship. the story about him is really great: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/sports/giannis-antetokounmpo-greece.html
When Antetokounmpo was still an ordinary mortal, he was seen as just another migrant in Greece illegally. Now that he is a basketball star, “he has become the ambassador for Greece,” Odubitan ...



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Patrick Effiboley

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Jul 21, 2021, 6:06:32 PM7/21/21
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While we celebrate Giannis, howmany of the migrants died into the sea, on the way or are in very bad conditions in Greece and elsewhere in the West?

Dr Emery Patrick EFFIBOLEY
Maître-Assitant en Histoire de l'Art
Chef, Département d'Histoire et d'Archéologie, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Bénin
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand,Johannesburg,(2014-2016) 
 


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Harrow, Kenneth

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Jul 21, 2021, 6:38:57 PM7/21/21
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the story about him is encouraging for anyone. his friend says they sold dvds on the streets when they were kids; his parents were poor.
luck and hard work, he made it big. a happy outcome for him. the misery of migrants and refugees continues, but at least here is one boy who became a star, and that can bring some joy.
ken

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Okey Iheduru

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Jul 21, 2021, 7:29:02 PM7/21/21
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You raise an important point, Patrick. However, think about this: How many kids died picking through the refuse dumps in Cotonou so that Benin and Africa could have a Prof. Patrick Effiboley that we're all so proud of?

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Oluwatoyin Adepoju

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Jul 22, 2021, 10:57:27 AM7/22/21
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On Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 10:20 Oluwatoyin Adepoju <ovde...@gmail.com> wrote:
Great!

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