I get so disturbed sometimes about how this country only focuses on it's own ideals and it's own issues, while pushing a "global" economy. I doubt there is anyone "African American" that I know who even knows who this woman is. But she was easy to find as far as I am concerned. It had been mentioned to me several times that there was a show in Moscow, just like "The Oprah Winfrey Show" with a black woman as host. I just googled "Moscow's Oprah Winfrey" and she came up with no problems. Yelena Khanga, who's a known Eastern European celebrity wrote ab book about her life and heritage Soul to Soul: The Story of a Black Russian American Family: 1865 - 1992, and resides between New York and Moscow. How much you want to bet she even has hung out in Sheepshead Bay? She is an AIDS activist and more than just Moscow's "Oprah". In fact, her journalisim career proves her to be more like Anderson Copper than anyone else. Maybe Christian Amanpour, but Yelena's light shines a little brighter than Christian's.
So the next time you are around a "Bunch of black folk talkin 'bout the world", and all they bring up is Paris and London, do us all a favor and mention Moscow. Not just Paul Robeson, but this woman, Yalena Khanga. I want to meet her and see if I can get on her show!
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