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Black Freedom Is the Seed for All Freedom
“Freedom is coming tomorrow,” sing the young Black people in the South African musical Sarafina!, “get ready, mama, prepare for your freedom.” A 1987 theatrical musical that became a 1992 movie, Sarafina! portrayed South African life under apartheid and Black people’s fight for freedom. This song, “Freedom Is Coming,” gestures toward a freedom that was still to come, a freedom that was not yet there, for Black South Africans. In many ways, such freedom still remains elusive.
Politics—Not Psychology—Drives Politics | Public Books
Starting roughly in the second week of March 2020, a number of American cities, counties, and states issued orders to close down workplaces, schools, colleges, restaurants, and other gatherings to avoid overwhelming the medical system with COVID-19 cases. In this, America mirrored the rest of the world; but what followed in the wake of the shelter-in-place orders was unique to the United States.
Notes Towards a New World: 100 Ways to a Better South Africa
While under lockdown due to Covid-19, we have all been forced to reckon, perhaps more than usual, with the glaring inequality and injustice we live with in South Africa. Crippled by the sense of my powerlessness to change things, I have been preoccupied with the idea of a new world. The following 100 points are my way of imagining a different South Africa. In many ways, the points I am making here are obvious, and that is the point—that while they might be obvious, they are not our reality.
Inxeba (The wound) - The trouble with making men
Inxeba (the wound) is a groundbreaking movie. It is a combination of artistry, emotional depth, and a serious engagement with a difficult subject, often taboo subject, that makes Inxeba probably the best South African movie in 2017. Nakhane Touré who plays Xolani, Bongani Mantsai who plays Vij, and Niza Jay who plays Kwanda are amazing in their individual portrays of the characters, but are explosive as a trio.
“No land for married same-sex couples”
“Rendered here is an array of interpretations of what it means to be fully human, queer and African – three categories of identity often misconstrued as mutually exclusive.
Gay Pride: The politics disruption
“No Justice. No Pride.” describe themselves as “collective of organizers and activists” from DC, Washington comprising of “black, brown, queer, trans, gender nonconforming, bisexual, indigenous, two-spirit, formerly incarcerated, disabled, white allies and together” they “recognize that there can be no pride for some without liberation for all.” The disruption of the Capital Pride Parade in DC, Washington has made headlines in many LGBTI corners around the world.
You are black and queer, what are you doing in church?
Somizi Mhlongo is probably South Africa’s most popular gay celebrity, this past weekend he walked out of Grace Bible Church because of homophobic preaching. The pastor at the church was preaching that homosexuality is not found in nature, that dogs and lions do not practise homosexual behaviour. After walking out of the church, Somizi posted videos on his Instagram account talking about his ordeal at the Grace Bible Church. I was surprised that Somizi Mhlongo actually went to church.
The “first black” and Racism as distraction
There is a carelessness in the way South Africans and the South African media discuss issues of difference. Whether these issues of difference are about race, gender, gender identity, sexuality, disability, and/or class they are all often dealt with in sensationalist headlines and with disregard of the people affected.
Khumbulani LGBTI Pride 2015 - Thinking differently about Pride
On the 16th May 2015 I was part of Khumbulani Pride that took place in Khayelitsha. This was my second Khumbulani Pride, I went to the first Khumbulani Pride in 2013 which was primarily organised by Free Gender Khayelitsha. Khumbulani Pride 2015 was organised by Free Gender Khayelitsha in partnership with Triangle Project, Inclusive and Affirming Ministries, and Gender DynamiX.
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