In Southern Africa, the term Coloureds (also known as Bruinmense or Kleurlinge) is an ethnic label for people of mixed ethnic origin who possess ancestry from Europe, Asia, and various Khoisan and Bantu ethnic groups of southern Africa. Not all Coloured people share the same ethnic background.
On this day in 2007, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the United Nationâs Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to increase public knowledge about man-made climate change.
I am a retired professor of math and computer science having taught for 36 years at a state supported university in Virginia. Four US Presidents who have won the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore Roosevelt (1905), Woodrow Wilson (1919), Jimmy Carter, Jr. (2002), and Barack Obama (2009). More information about each award: Teddy Roosevelt won it in 1905 for helping to end the Russo-Japanese War.