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Reminiscence Of Apartheid: Illegal Migrants, Foreigners & The Dompass

Thandolwetu Sipuye — Tue, 17 May 2022 13:57:45 +0000

The death of Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot two weeks ago is not only a tragedy of a people captured and confined in an Orwellian type of ‘animal farm’, but, in fact, a consequence of the dominance and persistence of racist colonialist concepts and the ignorant consumption of eurocentric definitions of reality and phenomena. Nyathi, like [...]

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“XENOPHOBIA IN SA”: Afrikans outside South Afrika – please read this post trying to explain the issue of “Xenophobic violence”

Baba Buntu — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 08:13:06 +0000

Pre-text: I am receiving a lot of complaints and concerns from Afrikans across the continent and Diaspora, as it appears that “all South Afrikans” endorse the violence against other Afrikans. We are aware that many are speaking up, marching and getting involved to find solutions – but I must say TOO MANY are sheepishly quiet, [...]

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The Black on Black violence – and threats thereof – by Black South Afrikans against other Afrikan nationals

Baba Buntu — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 12:03:23 +0000

The Black on Black violence – and threats thereof – by Black South Afrikans against other Afrikan nationals is a triumph to White Supremacy. It is shocking that many Black South Afrikans don’t see this. The pattern of inter-Afrikan hatred follows the very same design as the Apartheid regime used to set Black South Afrikans [...]

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Gukurahundi

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:11:04 +0000

Gukurahundi is a Shona language term which loosely translates to, “the early rain which washes away the chaff before the spring rains”. In Zimbabwe, it has particular reference to an operation carried out by the national army’s Fifth Brigade between 1983 and 1987 whereby suspected anti-government elements among the Ndebele community were identified and eliminated. [...]

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Pemulwuy

Consciousness Admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:15:53 +0000

Pemulwuy was a courageous resistance fighter who led a guerrilla war against the British settlement at Sydney Cove from 1788 through to 1802. Because of his resistance to the invaders, he became one of the most remembered and written about historical figures in Australian Aboriginal history. Pemulwuy was a Bidjigal man from the Botany Bay [...]

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‘Black Lives Matter’ Is About More Than Police Brutality, It’s About The Harm Done to the Entire Black Community in a Racist System

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:05:39 +0000

Source: AtlantaBlackStar.com The phrase “Black lives matter” has been used countless times as a stance against racial profiling and the use of excessive force by police against unarmed Black citizens, but the true meaning of the phrase is not just about saving Black lives. It’s a call to improve the quality of Black lives as [...]

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Peace Protests against Xenophobia in South Africa

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 12:50:36 +0000

Source: AtlantaBlackStar.com and Cnn.com In response to the resent spite of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, thousands of people have stood up against the cruelty and multiple human rights violations against so called “Foreign Nationals”. Various marches have taken place in Durban, Johannesburg and other parts of the country: Durban Kwa-Zulu Natal: Thousands of people [...]

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Not All Peaceful: 13 Racist Quotes Gandhi Said About Black People

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 11:56:20 +0000

Source: AtlantaBlackStar.com All quotes are direct quotations from The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi. They are taken from his writings and statements during the years he spent working as an attorney in South Africa, before he went back to India in 1915 to fight for independence. Note: “Kaffir” is an offensive term in South Africa [...]

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Two Ancient Tombs Discovered Near Luxor Show the Breathtaking Majesty and Artistry of Ancient Egyptians

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:20:35 +0000

Source: Atlantablackstar.com In a breathtaking discovery, a team of American archaeologists discovered two beautiful ancient tombs in the southern city of Luxor belonging to Amenhotep, guard of the temple of Egyptian deity Amun, and his son. It is a stunning find, considering how much attention and visitation the historic city of Luxor typically draws. The [...]

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Ebukhosini Solutions – BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEMINARS 2015

Baba Buntu — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:12:40 +0000

WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEMINARS 2015 For Black History Month this year, eBukhosini Solutions has teamed up with partners in different communities to present youth and community seminars on the theme “The Rise and Fall of Afrikan Civilizations”. These will be highly interactive and energetic seminars, creating a stronger foundation for understanding – and [...]

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