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Makeba My story
“Who would have every imagined that any of this could happen so fast, and all at once? I forgive myself if enjoy it, because there is too much danger and oppression in my country to think that any of it … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, apartheid, Autobiography, Biography, book review, history, James Hall, library, Memoir, Miriam Makeba, music, nonfiction, On My Bookshelf, oppression, singer
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The Song of Exodus
I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with a racism that crushes my spirit. I look at a bird … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections
Tagged apartheid, exodus, identities, Miriam Makeba, oppression, politics, race, racisim, rejection, revolutionary, self awarness, self-awareness, skin shaming, social justice, South Africa, strength, values
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Real Life of an MSW 