Blacks Overseas Excited About Obama's Candidacy
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A Kenyan man buys a local newspaper, selling in the streets of Nairobi on June 5.
Barack Obama's run for the White House has inspired millions of African Americans.
But how do blacks living in Europe see his candidacy?
For insight, Farai Chideya speaks with Diane Abbott, Britain's first black female Member of Parliament.
Then, we hear from singer and educator Lillian Boutte, an American expatriate now living in Germany.
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