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Join us every Wednesday for Straight Talk Africa - an international call-in talk show hosted by Shaka Ssali. Shaka and his guests discuss topics of special interest to Africans, including politics, economic development, press freedom, health, social issues and conflict resolution.
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October 19, 2011
Stone of Hope: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
U.S. President Barack Obama, along with civil rights leaders, dignitaries and members of the King family, participated in a moving tribute during the official dedication of the memorial for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The one-and-a-half hectare memorial in Washington conveys four themes from King's life � democracy, justice, hope and love. A wall inscribed with excerpts of his sermons, writings and speeches leads to the centerpiece of the memorial, the "Stone of Hope," which features a 30-foot likeness of King. This concept is based on Dr. King�s "I Have a Dream" speech of 1963, in which he said, "Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope."
Join us on the next edition of �Straight Talk Africa� when we take a closer look at the life and legacy of the fearless civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and examine his dream for equality and human rights in America and abroad.
Guests:
Professor Abdul Karim Bangura
Howard University
Rev. Dr. Elbert Ransom, Jr. D. Min.
Friend of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
President of REACH, Incorporated
Dr. Lewis V. Baldwin
Professor of Religious Studies
Vanderbilt University
Author, "Toward the Beloved Community: Martin Luther King Jr. and South Africa"
Via Phone/Skype: Nashville, Tennessee
Question of the Week:
Has Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.�s equal rights dream been fulfilled?
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About the Host
Shaka, a Ugandan born American journalist, holds a doctorate in cross cultural communication and history from UCLA in California. He is a former Ford Foundation Fellow and has received numerous honors, including a United Nations Peacekeeping Special Achievement Award in International Journalism. Other awards include VOA's Best Journalist Award and Kigezi College Butobere's first ever Highest Achievement Award in International Human Communication. Butobere is located in Kabale, southwestern Uganda, and is Shaka�s alma mater.
During his career, Shaka has interviewed and hosted many presidents and prime ministers. Among them: General Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President, Nigeria; Levy Patrick Mwanawasa; Former President, Zambia; Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister, United Kingdom; Botswana President Seretse Khama Ian Khama; Ghana President John Evans Atta Mills; Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President, Liberia; Hifikepunye Pohamba, President, Namibia; Uganda President Yoweri Museveni; Joseph Kabila, President, DRC; Rwanda President Paul Kagame; and General Salva Kiir, First Vice President, and president of the government of Southern Sudan.
He has also hosted newsmakers and policy makers who interact with Africa, including: Norbert Mao, President, Uganda Democratic Party; Johnnie Carson, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Donald Yamamoto, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank; South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela; Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai; Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court; Mo Ibrahim, Chairman Mo Ibrahim Foundation; Nobel Literature laureate Wole Soyinka; Professor Muna Ndulo, Cornell Law School; Professor Ali Mazrui, SUNY; Professor George Ayittey, American University; Professor Sulayman Nyang, Howard University; Uganda Supreme Court Justice George Kanyeihamba; Dr. Rebecca Nyandeing de Mabior, a Southern Sudan government official and widow of former SPLA leader Dr. John Garang; Jeff Sharlet, author, The Family; Bob Hunter, Associate, Fellowship Foundation; Mbulelo Rakwena, former South African Ambassador to Brazil; Baffour Ankomah, Editor, NewAfrican magazine.
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In the competitive and changing television industry, nothing is more valuable for job-seekers than "real world" experience. The Straight Talk Africa internship program offers motivated and outstanding students exciting opportunities to experience practical journalism. In addition to helping to get our weekly studio programs on-the-air, interns also produce a final project for their portfolios. Projects include writing and producing promos, stories, and even full-length documentary or magazine shows.
For more information and/or send your resume to: afri...@voanews.com attention Roblyn Hymes. Applications are accepted on a open deadline basis.