In 1989 Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the first African American to serve as governor of a state in the United States. Apparently unfazed by that record, Wilder famously said “being first doesn’t mean a thing except if there is a second” Wilder’s record-breaking achievement and sentiment manifested again in…
Read More
Medical practitioner argues that diseases are far more dangerous than foreign or domestic enemies and provides insight on how to rein in high cost of prescription drugs By Osmond Ekwueme This doesn’t feel like a prophecy; it feels like a simple statement of the apparent truth. I waited for this…
Read More
Top Nigerian politician, Dr. Michael Onolomemen has decried the growing poor citizen participation in the governance of many African countries. Speaking at a public lecture in New York hosted by Center for Media & Peace Initiatives, (CMPI) Dr. Onolomemen noted that the low level of citizen participation in the democratic…
Read More
At this year’s Women and Public Life Summit, Center for Media and Peace Initiatives – CMPI is brought together female leaders from the public and private sectors for a frank and forward-looking discussion about the status of women in this moment of reckoning for women’s voices to be heard. Declaring…
Read More