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LeBron James calls President Trump a ‘Bum’ and thinks Obama was the ‘best ever.’ His fans listen to him because he has a talent for basketball and buying huge mansions. The letter writer below, a sports journalist, tells the truth, the truth that applies to most celebrities on the left. It's a GREAT Letter to Lebron from former Houston news reporter Hal Lundgren. January, 2019 Mr. Lebron James The Los Angeles Lakers  2275 E. Mariposa Ave.  El Segundo, CA 90245 Dear Mr. James: No one in my circles discusses French Modernist artists. That comforts me. Such a conversation would expose me as an illiterate on French Modernism, just as I am an illiterate on cooking and many other things. When I know nothing on a subject, my mouth stays closed. That's at least one difference in us. You are an economics illiterate. You prove it often. The dishonest ‘reporters’ who cover you want to be your buddy. They won't embarrass you by being honest journalists and treat your...

Omoruyi Uwuigiaren A smart thief will not tell you that he or she is about to rob you, especially now that the internet has made the world a small place. All they need is a positive response from you. Some people say they cast spell on their victim, but I doubt. Most of the time, the victim is the problem. Some want to make profit without breaking a sweat while others are just naïve and innocent. So they open the door. The human want is insatiable. Unlike the thief who aggressively robs you of your belongings on the highway, the fraudster connects to your need. He uses your need against you. However, some are duped solely because they trust people. They assume every human being on the face of the earth is honest or deserve to be trusted. Life is no bed of roses. Fraud is all about influence. The fraudster connects to your need and strike. Near, far, wherever you are, make sure you verify before committing to whoever connects to your need. Once they start introducing several...

Between Facebook and YouTube, I really can't tell which has got the better part of my attention. As an internet citizen, I have a compound on Facebook, while as an addict of knowledge, YouTube subscription reflects heavily on my budget. I have lots of favorite clips on YouTube ranging from documentaries, interviews, Ted talks, stand-up comedy, sermons and tutorials. Sometime last year I stumbled on a clip on YouTube where Daddy Freeze interviewed Timaya in his mansion. It lasted for about two hours, and I stayed up all night to savor every bit of it. Weird, right? Not at all. Timaya told a story about hi short trip from Abuja to Lagos. Upon his arrival at the airport, he met unusual heavy security presence. After his inquiry, he was told that the security operatives were the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).  They had come to arrest former governor; Fayose of Ekiti state. While he sorted himself out, Fayose arrived at the airport and was imme...

I am a Christian. I write  middle grade adventure fiction and picture books. Also, I write  tract, pamphlets and little Christian books . Most of my books are in paperbacks and they are not published online. They are sold directly to schools in Nigeria. In Nigeria alone, I have been so fortunate to have my books published by:   Learnrite Publishers, Apex Books Limited, Pekan Ventures, Net continental Publications and recently Human Change Communications Company.   All these publishers distribute their titles directly to schools  (public and private)  in Nigeria. Also, I have two publishers overseas  (Open Books and Bouncing Ball Books).  One is defunct and the other is doing well. But someday our marriage will be over. Today I self publish my books in Nigeria through my own outfit,  Human Change Communications Company.  I have been able to combine book publishing and evangelism successfully. While most of my books have themes and m...

Buhari has lowered the bar of governance so low that all it would take for any president who comes after him to impress us is to: 1. Constitute his cabinet within a few days of being sworn in 2. Appoint members of governing boards of government agencies in the first few months of being in power 3. Not be so incompetent as to appoint dead people in government—and living people without first consulting them 4. Periodically speak to Nigerians through the domestic media, not when he is abroad 5. Personally visit sites of national tragedy, show emotion, and make national broadcasts to reassure a grieving nation. 6. Have an economic team made up of economists and not, as Buhari has done, appoint a diplomat as an economic adviser and then push him to the gaunt fringes of the Vice President’s office. 7. Reflect token religious, regional, and national diversity in appointments. 8. Not lie shamelessly about self-evident facts. 9. Not budget billions for Aso...

I was on a national radio program here yesterday to offer my thoughts on the recent tragedy of black slave auctions in Libya. Here we go. 1) I am shocked and outraged like everyone else but I am not surprised. 2) I am not surprised that black Africans are being auctioned in broad daylight in Libya because I am not divorcing what is happening now as we speak from the overall history of the Arab Slave Trade in black Africa. 3) It is more fashionable to talk about the trans-Atlantic slave trade which moved millions of black Africans to the Americas. The history of Arab enslavers of black Africans is not well-known. It is hardly present in the school curriculum in Africa. 4) Yet, Arab Slave slave traders and hunters preceded European slave traders and hunters in black Africa by seven centuries. 5) For seven continuous centuries before the Europeans, Arabs traded in black bodies, routed them through North Africa to be sold all over Arabia and the Middle East as slaves....

The Arab slave trade is a fact of history, and anti-black racism in the region is something that must be addressed. Migrant workers from African countries often face abusive conditions in the Middle East [AP] In response to an essay I wrote recently regarding the "essential blackness" of the Palestinian struggle, I received this reaction, among others: "What about Arab anti-black racism? Or the Arab slave trade?" The Arab slave trade is a fact of history and anti-black racism is a fact of current reality, a shameful thing that must be confronted in Arab societies. Though I claim no expertise on the subject, I think that applying notions of racism as it exists in the US will preclude a real understanding of the subject in the Arab world. I spent much of much of my youth in the Arab world and I do not recall having a race consciousness until I came to the United States at the age of 13. My knowledge of Arab anti-black racism comes predominantly from ...