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All African-Americans???

All might b well but will Genetically Modified food be an eventual problem for those who cannot afford to buy It?

I think this is another Michael Jackson act; that when MJ became successful - read accepted by the mainstream white community - he run away from his identity and seemed to be embarassed by his black African roots. Likewise Obama seems to be embarrassed by his African roots especially now how he is just going to make an inconvenient stop-over at Accra, Ghana after meeting and commensirating with the more important white European Superpower Russia.

Might as well stay away from Africa. It is a familiar movie: An African-American Embarassed with Non-European African Roots.

You are talking a lot of nonsense. What do you mean he is turning into another MJ? For your information Ghana is one of the very few countries in Africa that has a decent gov't and elected in a proper democratic way. Where do you want him to go first, like Ethiopia, who has one of the most tyrant prime ministers who is butchering people every day like most of the others. Good on you Barak, please give Ghana all the support it needs.

All Africans should thank Michael Jackson, over his career, he gave hungry, destitiute swollen belly babies over 500 million US dollars to help, more than the actual governments that call themselves in existence. Please you must be one of those dirty ARABS that say stupid things and kill people in the name of your GOD. Get a life

I think it's grossly unfair for Africans to critisize Obama saying that he is not proud of his African roots. Alot of us Africans have had to run away from Africa because ther is no hope for the future. After we attained independence in Zimbabwe, the Whitwe elite was replaced with a Black elite which is ruthless and busy looting all the wealth and sending away all the money to western counties which they pretend to critisise as imperialists. Ther is no hope for Africa with our current leaders. We can't even remove them from power using peaceful means. Is that something to be proud of?

yeah right

As a African-American, I am embarrassed by the contintent of Africa. As an American tax payer, My President, should just let you continue to rot and kill each other, and also to continue to let the western countries rape you of your natural resources. No drive, no ambition just AIDS and famine and malaria, a disease that has been damn near extinct for 40 years. How pitiful to think someone is embarrassed, he is! Don't forget it. Do something for yourselves, stop disrepecting women and putting up with frauds, especially Darfur, Somalia, and the ones we never hear about until they are starving!!!!!!

Your ignorance and blatant attempt to portray yourself as an African American is appalling for you might be black but not an African American, you sound much more like an old bootlicking apologist for you know nothing of your African history, you claim to be embarrassed of Africa because of its lack self dependancy, my friend what of the African American woes with the highest incarceration rates, low university retention rates etc...l;

More than likely your a white posing as a black trying to keep us Africans disunited and disenfranchised. You don't know the true power of the African, you'll soon see. And if your a black man you should know better thats why I question your ethnicity.

I am very proud to be an African-American. There is no portrayal. Trust it. Blatant is what you all need. You take a look around. My ancestors were sold by other Africans and to see the crap that you are used to makes me embarrassed. Forget about the my history, that does not pay the bills it is what is going on now- Slavery, AIDS, Malaria, No Electricity, No clean drinking water, no public school system. Just governmental officials that are robbing the people of their basic necessities. Too Ashamed of you to try to past judgement against the US. IF it weren't for the US YOU probably would not get your stipend of rice!!!!

@ kwells43 As you are embarassed of Africa then stop reading articles about Africa. The continent survived without your ancestors, it will survive without you. As for you tax money, the money is gone squandered by leaders your government armed with guns and weapons, deposited to private western accounts. Why are you blaming the poor people who do not have a voice? You are truely a dispicable human being to be ashamed of Africa based on the negative press your European / White masters have fed you!

anothermj-

Just for the record all African Americans do not run or hide or are embarrassed by their African roots, believe it or not many A/A live, work, visit, and have investments on the continent. Do not let the mainstream media dictate that we are all the same, just as all Europeans are not. The differences that divide us should be the strengths that unites us. In other words we should use our different cultures and experiences and turn them into strengths. We need make our people as a whole stronger, more educated and better leaders. We as a people must unite or our future is bleak.

That comment is so unfair and very ignorant..Barack was at the G8 Summit...We have to meet with the nations that have the means to actually attack the USA! Come on! Also, Michael Jackson had VITILIGO...which is a skin disease....It is proven...his dermatologist Arnold Klein admitted it years ago and again last week on Larry King Live!

Dkanela, contrary to what some people project about Michael Jackson, this man was as proud as any black person can be of his race. Yes, as it has already been stated, he DID have LUPUS which not only enhanced his baldness ( hence the wigs he wore ) but also manifesting itself as vertiligo which is a condition in which one's own immune system slowly attacks and kills the pigmentation of skin, as a black person, leaving one with black and white patches. There is no cure for this disease, and for Michael who was an entertainer constantly in the lime light, it was simply easier for his dermatologist to apply creams and speed up the disease so he does not go about his life looking like a leopard. As a black person he opened so many doors that were closed to the black community, gave millions to black causes and other charitable organizations that he has gone into the Guinness book of records for having given so much single handed.