Homeland is the remarkable memoir of George Obama, President Obama's Kenyan half brother, who found the inspiration to strive for his goal -- to better the lives of his own people -- in his elder brother's example. In the spring of 2006, George met his older half brother, then-U.S. senator... read more
“I realized then that for these kids, there was no childhood anymore. Play wasn't in it. As it was for many an adult, life for them was a daily battle to find money and survive.”
“On the flight I watched an in-flight movie, Slumdog Millionaire. For me it captured much of the essence of the ghetto --the hopes and the fears, the love and the brutality that coexist there. ....the movie's protagonist is a typical slum kid: one with huge potential, but whose life would never have gone anywhere without the lucky break he's given.....there's many...ways to help them achieve their dreams. They're hungry for it. It's time the world listened.”
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