http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php en iamokyereme@africantrumpet.com Copyright 2013 2013-04-04T17:39:24+00:00 http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/news-main/news-main/news-main/to_be_forever_free_renewed_focus_on_modern_slavery_on_anniversaries_of_the_transatlantic_slave_trad/ http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/site/to_be_forever_free_renewed_focus_on_modern_slavery_on_anniversaries_of_the_/#When:17:39:24Z Every day sees visitors breaking down in tears while touring 97,000-square-foot Elmina Castle, west of Cape Coast, Ghana. Built in 1482 by the Portuguese as a gold trading post on the Gulf of Guinea, it was turned into a fortress for the transatlantic slave trade by the Dutch in 1637. These days tourists get to see the once-luxurious suites where the European slave merchants stayed and sexually exploited female slaves. They also see the dungeons that once housed the slaves, and the dingy, dimly lit corridors that lead to the “door of no return.” This door is in the outer walls of the castle, facing the sea, and was so named because once slaves walked through it they never returned 2013-04-04T17:39:24+00:00 http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/news-main/news-main/news-main/is_there_an_amnesty_on_the_horizon_for_illegalundocumented_immigrants_in_the_us/ http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/site/is_there_an_amnesty_on_the_horizon_for_illegal_undocumented_immigrants_in_t/#When:17:29:56Z Since President Barack Obama prevailed in the 2012 U.S. presidential elections, there has been much talk about the reasons why the Republican Party lost the highly contested race. Much of the chatter has surrounded the fact that the Republican Party clearly and mistakenly neglected a significant population of the voting electorate, Spanish speaking people or Hispanics. The statistics show that Hispanics favored Obama over Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the November 6, 2012 election by 71 percent to 27 percent. African Market USA, African Trumpet News, Features, Law Immigration and You, News, African News, American News, Politics 2013-04-04T17:29:56+00:00 http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/news-main/news-main/news-main/thokoza_sings_terera_listen/ http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/site/thokoza_sings_terera_listen/#When:16:49:37Z After watching the enchanting stage work and experiencing the sounds that emanate from this Southern California based Afocentric Acapella group, THOKOZA, one is left to wonder how come they can sing like that but are not a household name yet? How come they are not that famous? Well, now LISTEN! That is about to change courtesy their debut album release “TERERA”. Features 2013-04-04T16:49:37+00:00 http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/news-main/news-main/news-main/edition_31_is_out-1/ http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/site/edition_31_is_out1/#When:16:07:49Z Pick your hard copy from the nearest African shop, church, restaurant or business. Enjoy the wonderful noise the African Trumpet is making. Download the entire edition by clicking the link http://free.yudu.com/item/details/573112/AFRICAN-TRUMPET-EDITION-32 African Market USA, African Trumpet News, Features, News, African News, Politics 2012-08-15T16:07:49+00:00 http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/news-main/news-main/news-main/fare_thee_well_kojoe_agyei_kodie/ http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/site/fare_thee_well_kojoe_agyei_kodie/#When:14:54:41Z I was sure I very well knew the victim in the gruesome cannibalism murder incident as soon as the picture appeared in the media. I tried so hard to remember the face but the span of over 20 years blocked my memory. Kojoe Agyei Kodie aka Tiger enrolled as a freshman at SDA Secondary School, Bekwai, Ghana, when I was in my fourth year. He was such a smart boy that everyone who came into contact with him, just could not help but love him. He often appeared in his well pressed uniform and his trade mark, a pair of white ankle high socks and a pair of white tennis shoes to match made him stand out wherever he was. He spoke flawless English and his thoughts and reasoning was far beyond that of his age. African Market USA, African Trumpet News, News, African News, American News, Personal 2012-07-04T14:54:41+00:00 http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/news-main/news-main/news-main/making_the_grade_but_not_the_jobs-the_case_of_african_immigrants_in_the_us/ http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/site/making_the_grade_but_not_the_jobs/#When:14:02:09Z Africans immigrants to North America are always presented as hard working, friendly, education-focused minorities that adapt well to their new host countries. This image of the hard-working African immigrant is often presented as a stereotype that is in contrast to U.S. born African (Black) Americans. In fact, the majority of Africans come to the U.S do come for the purposes of education more than any other reason. This has led to a situation where more than one-third (36.6%) of African immigrants to the U.S. have a bachelor’s or higher degree”. When it comes to education, African immigrants as a group have a higher education rate than immigrants from the West Indies, Asia, and Europe. When compared to U.S. citizens more Africans in the U.S report having a college degree than U.S. born minorities (Asian, Latino, and Black Americans). Africans in the U.S. are doing significantly better in educational attainment rates where 36.6% have a bachelors degree compared to 29.5% White Americans who are also the privileged majority and have the most access to the power institutions in the U.S. African Trumpet News, Education, Law Immigration and You 2012-07-04T14:02:09+00:00 http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/news-main/news-main/news-main/edition_31_is_out/ http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/site/edition_31_is_out/#When:13:53:08Z DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE EDITION BY CLICKING THIS LINK http://free.yudu.com/item/details/550372/African-Trumpet-Edition-31 African Market USA, African Trumpet News, Education, Features, News, African News, American News, Politics 2012-07-04T13:53:08+00:00 http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/news-main/news-main/news-main/edition_29_is_out/ http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/site/edition_29_is_out/#When:17:37:57Z Download edition 29 by clicking on this link http://free.yudu.com/item/details/512601/African-Trumpet-Edition-29 Features, News, African News 2012-04-23T17:37:57+00:00 http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/news-main/news-main/news-main/presenting_the_american_heritage_university_of_southern_california_a_focus_on_the_school_of_law/ http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/site/presenting_the_american_heritage_university_of_southern_california_a_focus_/#When:16:54:28Z Many Africans come to America with many lofty ideas and dreams. Those in search of American education averagely assumed they could complete their studies within five years, so they could go back “home” to practice whatever trade or profession they had been trained in. Unfortunately, the difficulty of adjusting to a new culture, the problems of finance and the absence of good advice often makes it difficult for such dreams to through. Many are therefore forced into professions they are least interested in and yet they have to hold on to these jobs to enable them send money home to their relatives on the continent and also pay the many bills at hand here. Many of such dreams are sometimes abandoned or placed on hold. The wait however is over. Your community newspaper, the African Trumpet recently visited the main campus of a unique university in San Bernardino, California, and we are convinced the wait to continue or start getting the education you deserve is over 2012-04-23T16:54:28+00:00 http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/news-main/news-main/news-main/malawi_swears_banda_in_as_president/ http://www.africantrumpet.com/index.php/site/malawi_swears_banda_in_as_president/#When:16:39:27Z Malawi's Vice-President Joyce Banda has been sworn in as president following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika. African Trumpet News, News, African News, Politics 2012-04-23T16:39:27+00:00