Over the last several weeks, TRUE, I have, and still continue to be, attacked by some Quarters, and sadly these criticisms are coming from my own Gambian brothers. Fair enough, I take their Criticisms in good spirit, BUT over the weeks, I have not had the time to respond, due[Read More…]
Year: 2017
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro: The Surprise Winners In Kenya
The surprised winners in Kenya: Democracy, The Rule of law, the Independent Judiciary, the idea that grievances can be resolved nonviolently, that evidence matters, that the powerful can’t just write their own rules. The losers: Autocracy and Impunity for corruption (of course) but also, in a big way, the International[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Threat To Free Speech Persists
(JollofNews)- When someone says or writes something you consider hateful, or otherwise improper or offensive, you now may call the police. It’s because of hate speech laws. The police respond the same way they would if you report a purse snatching, a burglary, an assault or an attempted rape. The[Read More…]