Article: "The duty of a river." (profile of Sheik Hassan Cisse) (Editor's Message)

Usually I use this space to offer ideas and lessons on issues and concerns that I feel are relevant to our people. But this time, in celebration of our annual African World History issue, I would like to offer a brief portrait of an important African man who I believe, though unknown to most African Americans, is a key figure in the leadership development of African people around the world.

When I first met Sheik Hassan Cisse this past summer in Senegal, West Africa I was indelibly struck by his graciousness, his meekness and deep sincerity, his dynamic wisdom and broad knowledge, and his fatherly concern for all within his growing sphere of influence. Little did I ...

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