Thought for the weekend

Posted By Michael Wilkerson Friday, July 10, 2009 - 5:34 PM Share

From the Financial Times coverage of Obama's arrival in Ghana (seen at right):

“When a white man like the French president comes to tell you to put your house in order it is seen as an offence. When a black brother comes it is good advice,” Ablade Glover, the Ghanaian painter, said.

Context matters. 

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