Discussing the Diaspora as seen through an internal Black lens
June 25th, 2010
The most dominant force in Women’s Tennis at Wimbledon over the past decade or so, without doubt, are the Williams sisters; having won a combined 8 singles titles, and 4 doubles titles together.
I’m rooting for them again this year, so here’s a little something to chear them on.
What’s love got to do with [...]
Tags: Serena Williams, Venus Williams
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June 22nd, 2010
The anchor speaking on the benefits to South Africa culminates by saying: “And most importantly the World Cup has given South Africans a tremendous sense of pride, achievement and unity.”
In Soweto and elsewhere in South Africa, they don’t need pride. They need money, food, housing, health care, and opportunity. Being able to feed your family, [...]
Tags: South Africa, World Cup
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June 20th, 2010
The text connected to the video states:
Our aim is to Africanize the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa.
How Proudly South African is MacDonald’s, Budweiser, Coca Cola, Adidas, the Black Eyed Peas etc etc??
This is our opportunity to share with the world what makes us AFRICAN. Do we really want to compromise our culture, our [...]
Tags: South Africa, vuvuzela horn, World Cup
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