MADE
MADE XXXX
NOW
GLOBAL ISSUES
of 2016:
C A L L T O AC T I O N
The year 2016. Although it’s not quite
concluded, the 16th year of the new
millennium will certainly stand as
one of the most significant in recent
memory when it comes to the singular
issues and events that dominated both
the transient news cycles, and people’s
daily lives.
From the repeat headlines we saw
all too frequently to the even more
important stories that somehow didn’t
make the editor’s lineups and were
found only on social media, what was
considered to be newsworthy this year
followed the ongoing, historical pattern
of being subjective and yet globally
impactful as the craft of journalism
continues to evolve.
MADE By Ronald E. Childs
1.THE OBAMAS. President Barack H.
Obama ends arguably the greatest and most
accomplished tenure of a chief executive in
the White House, in the history of the United States as of the election on November
8th. Though his final official day in office
will be January 20th, 2017, Obama leaves
behind an indelible imprint on the country,
having pushed through an incomparable
record of economic, legislative, social,
environmental and military successes, bolstered by the work of the most elegant First
Lady the nation has ever seen at his side.
Michelle Obama championed the causes of
military families, and youth nutrition, fitness
and health and made it all look
seamless with two daughters
in tow. The nation’s first African American president,
his wife and family spent
two scandal-free terms
in the house that the
sweat and labor of slaves
built, and generations of
black American youth now
have a tangible example that anything they
put their minds toward achieving is truly
attainable.
2. THE ELECTION. This year marks the
most important presidential election ever
(to date), with drastically divergent choices
that include former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton in the running to become the first
woman in the seat of power after earning the history-making nomination of the
Democratic Party, and businessman-developer Donald J. Trump, who has self-funded
his very controversial campaign for the
White House. While both candidates are
rife with apparent character flaws—real and
perceived—the choice should be clear as to
who between them deserves to succeed
the Obamas, and the whole world is
watching. Vote: Many paid the ultimate price for our right to do so.
3. THE VOICES OF YOUNG
PEOPLE. An ancient Biblical scripture begins, “out of the mouths of
babes…hast thou ordained strength...”
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