International

  • The engine of justice sputtered to life on July 14, 2008, and back then, in “Darfur Gasps For Air While The World Waits,” I argued for political valor from temporal powers that be and loudly lauded the efforts of Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo, chief-prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. At the time, a brave prosecutor went

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  • “Sooo you treat me … like a modern slave, Mr. Jailer!”  With this exclamatory and poignant verse, 25 year-old Paris-born Nigerian singer-songwriter Asa (pronounced Ah-Shah) introduced herself to the United States’ music scene with a thunderous message and a divinely-gifted voice for all times.   Although the self-titled album has been available for less than a

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