Africa Category Archives
South Africa, Bribes, Defective Condoms and an HIV/AIDS scare
Published on 1 Sep 2007 at 1:14 pm.
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Filed under news/politics, ridiculousness, Africa.
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When I was living in Johannesburg, South Africa I somehow ended up in a conversation with this guy at the university theater about AIDS and condoms. Eagerly, he explained that HIV/AIDS is so prevalent in South Africa not because folks do not use condoms, but because the condoms just don’t work. I […]
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via RaceWire: The look and language of UNICEF’s Africa’s campaign
Published on 5 Aug 2007 at 12:10 am.
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Filed under racism, black image, racial rhetoric, Africa, education.
Thought ya’ll might enjoy this one…
via RaceWire:
Tip to Color of Change for forwarding this one. Cross-posted from Black Women in Europe.
This is an actual ad-campaign by UNICEF Germany!This campaign is “blackfacing” white children with mud to pose as “uneducated africans.”
The headline translates “This Ad-campaign developed pro bono by the agency Jung von Matt/Alster shows four […]
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Black Privlidge
Published on 17 Jul 2007 at 6:01 am.
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Filed under racial rhetoric, Africa.
We always talk about white privilege, but what about Black privilege? I don’t experience it often, but I sure did this evening-about 15 minutes ago. It’s a special kind of Black privilege: airport privilege. I’m currently sitting at the airport in Accra, waiting to head out to London before returning to Babylon. The security here […]
United States of Africa? The Jury is Still Out.
Published on 4 Jul 2007 at 11:45 am.
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Filed under news/politics, positivity, history, collective action, Africa.
Freelon here, reporting live from Accra, Ghana on the final day of the 2007 African Union Summit! We started the week very excited about the proceedings taking place here. The city is tight with security, all the politicians have been making their rounds, giving town hall lectures and making appearances. But at the conclusion of […]
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Public Sector Strikes in South Africa: Any Subversive Elements?
Published on 21 Jun 2007 at 4:04 am.
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Filed under news/politics, poverty, radical politics, collective action, Africa.
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I am not sure why I have yet to post something on the strikes in South Africa, especially considering I was at both the big march in Pretoria on May 25th (where I was nearly trampled) and the smaller march in Johannesburg on June 1st. I think part […]
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Mo’ Oil, Mo’ Problems
Published on 13 Jun 2007 at 6:07 pm.
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Filed under news/politics, collective action, Africa.
When I read about the growing oil reserves in Africa I can’t help but question the impact that this resource will have on the continent. Will oil bring underdeveloped African countries to western standards of industrialization and prosperity, or will it condemn them to political turmoil, corruption and war, as has been the case in […]
Black Diamonds
Published on 24 May 2007 at 9:47 am.
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In Johannesburg, South Africa Black Diamonds are booming. “Black Diamonds” is the new term for South Africa’s growing Black middle class, whose numbers have jumped by about 600,000 in just 12 months. This upsurge has resulted in unprecedented spending power for the first generation of post-Apartheid Black South Africans, say Professors John Simpson and Neil […]
“Genocide” in Darfur
Published on 25 Apr 2007 at 11:44 am.
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Filed under news/politics, Africa.
You see it everywhere: programs, commercials, fliers, events, fundraisers, post cards, Ads in the New York Times, all centered around the slogan, “Save Darfur”. But who knows what’s really going on in Darfur? Who or what are we saving Darfur from? If you google, “Save Darfur,” you’ll get several links to pages which […]
