‘Twas the year before 2020 – In hindsight a decade ago
In an address to British
subjects in Europe and those
in Commonwealth countries,
Queen Elizabeth II described
2019 as being “quite a bumpy”
year.
The description by the
93-year-old monarch was made
public on Christmas Day and
probably best describe the travails
related to her crown and
country whose exit from the
European Union looms with
uncertainty and divided controversy.
“The path of course, is not
always smooth and may at
times this year have felt quite
bumpy but small steps can
make a world of difference,”
the matriarch said.
Perhaps her definition might
also apply to President Donald
trump’s year-end, pre-holiday
impeachment process.
However, for Ghanaians
marking 400 years of African
resilience since enslavement,
displaced captured victims to
North and South America,
Europe, Asia and the Caribbean,
2019 celebrated the
Year of Return with descendants
revisiting slave exit ports
which were indelibly inscribed
with a door of “No Return.”
Greeted by nationals, chiefs,
tribesmen and the president of
the West African country many
– regardless of their nationality
– on return were ceremonially
granted citizenship.
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu
can also rejoice his year-end
landslide victory after enduring
indictments for corruption.
Here, the year revealed more
than a few Democrats desperate
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to deny Trump for a second
bid to the White House.
An ambitiously, diverse,
optimistic, stream of Democrats
representing women,
biracials, the LGBTQ community,
Blacks, Latinos, Asians,
Native Americans, Jews and
the usual majority Caucasian
demographic debated six times
to prove their mettle and ability
to win the White House in
2020.
Although the field has narrowed
to leave top contenders
and those able to qualify
despite the tough process the
(Democratic National Committee
(DNC) seem to constantly
refine, still standing are: two
billionaires from NYC, a former
vice president who represented
Delaware, a resilient woman
from Massachusetts, another
who is Samoan-American
from Hawaii, a gay mayor from
Indiana, a Socialist proponent
from Vermont, a Black senator
from New Jersey and a miner’s
daughter from Minnesota.
In pop culture, Kanye West
and his wife Kim made separate
visits to the White House
to talk with the commanderin
chief.
Their access proved an
asset by using their clout as
influencers on social media to
become spokespersons for with
none. As guests to the West
Wing they successfully penetrated
the bureaucracy to get
In this image released Tuesday Dec. 24, 2019, Britain’s
Queen Elizabeth II poses for a photo, while recording her
annual Christmas Day message to the nation, at Windsor
Castle, England. Steve Parsons/pool via Associated Press
the president’s attention.
Throughout the year, the
rapper also expressed a newfound
interest in missionary
work. He took good news gospel
message on tour with Sunday
Services.
Along with a 200-member
chorus he stopped in major US
cities preaching his conversion
and even travelled to Jamaica
for a Caribbean evangelistic
concert.
Just last week in this column
this Insider lamented the anniversary
passing of pop singer
and former WHAM! founder
George Michael who died three
years ago on Christmas Day.
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