Happy birthday, Robert Sobukwe! (December 5, 1924)
A prominent anti-apartheid and Black nationalist leader, Robert Sobukwe was a thorn in the side of the Nationalist government of South Africa so sharp that they passed laws specifically designed to justify his arrest and imprisonment. He and his wife Veronica played an important role in the African National Congress’ Defiance Campaign, although he soon left the ANC due to his Africanist principles and formed instead the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania. Known as “the Professor” to his comrades, Sobukwe continued his activism, eventually imprisoned on Robben Island and later placed under house arrest. He died of lung cancer in 1978.
“The wheel of progress revolves relentlessly and the nations of the world take their turn at the field glass of destiny. Africa will not retreat, Africa will not compromise, Africa will not relent, Africa will not equivocate, and she will be heard! Remember Africa.”
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The photographer Zanele Muholi (top photo) has been documenting the lives of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in townships in South Africa for two decades now.
Time has published a fascinating article about them that you can read here.
If you are in London, there is a Muholi exhibition at the Tate Modern, where you can see more of their art.
“It’s this togetherness, this unity and humanity that is attached to this exhibition that makes me happy,” they told Time.
“These things mattered to me before we even spoke about it. But, at this particular period, we’re talking of radical change that is happening around the world, when people are talking about inclusion in all true senses.”
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via @PerilOfAfrica GROUNDUP: New surveys may shed light on SA’s Covid epidemic – but have we tested too few people, too late? https://dlvr.it/RmzKxx
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via @PerilOfAfrica Maverick Citizen Op-ed: Artists’ take on Bill of Rights marks 24th anniversary of the Constitution https://dlvr.it/RmzG1W
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via @PerilOfAfrica Party Power: Ace boosts ANC membership to 1.4-million – highest ever https://dlvr.it/RmzFy2
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via @PerilOfAfrica Days of Zondo: Matshela Koko cries conspiracy over Gupta-links charge https://dlvr.it/Rmz0Np
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via @PerilOfAfrica amaBhungane: At a minute to midnight SARS tries to secure R4bn State Capture loot https://dlvr.it/Rmyf3X
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LGBTQ Directors of African Descent
- Gabriel Aghion (Egypt)
- Noni Salma (Nigeria)
- Luca Guadagnino (Algeria)
- Ian Iqbal Rashid (Tanzania)
- Charmaine Bingwa (Zimbabwe)
- Shamim Sharif (South Africa)
- Sammy Paul (Algeria)
- Selasie Djameh (Ghana)
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“have you ever felt like” it seems this is the only question connected to all relationships.
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Ancient ways of living - South Africa - Korah Hottentots preparing to remove their home (Samuel Daniell, 1805)
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