Angela Makholwa speaks at the Rosa Parks Memorial Library, Soweto, South Africa.
Angela Makholwa speaks about how her first book Red Ink came about at the Rosa Parks Memorial Library in Soweto, Johannesburg.
Miss USA Nana Meriwether visits Rosa Parks Library in Soweto, South Africa
Nana Meriwether, who was born in South Africa, spoke to 40 of our young women patrons yesterday. In discussing her life experiences, she advised the young women to pursue their education as it will empower them for life.
She also stressed the need for self-respect, self-reliance and supportive, positive friends. The audience in turn asked many questions ranging from the fun to the serious: her favorite color and fashion advice, to eating habits, how she has handled pressure from young men and what setbacks she has overcome.
Afterwards she posed for photos and donated a set of books on American and South African society and history to the library.
Miss USA Nana Meriwether visits Rosa Parks Library in Soweto, South Africa
Lerato Tshabalala at the Rosa Parks Memorial Library in Soweto, South Africa
Lerato Tshabalala speaks about how her first book The Way I See it came about at the Rosa Parks Memorial Library in Soweto, Johannesburg.
Lerato Tshabalala at the Rosa Parks Memorial Library in Soweto South Africa
Under Secretary of State Judith McHale Visits the Rosa Parks Library, Soweto
On May 9, Rosa Parks Library presented two back-to-back programs, capped by a surprise visit by Under Secretary McHale, for a packed house of library patrons and high school students. During the first half of the program, Wangui Muchiri of our African Regional Media Hub, interviewed Annah Tseko and Manto Khumalo about their experiences in the GlobalGirl Media program and their ongoing pursuit of careers in journalism. These young women attended a 4-week intensive broadcast media workshop at Rosa Parks, co-sponsored by U.S. Mission to South Africa, during the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup. GlobalGirl Media is dedicated to empowering high school age girls from under-served communities through media, leadership and journalistic training to have a voice in the global media universe and their own futures.
Following the interviews and a vibrant question and answer session, Consular Officer Emilia Adams presented Music in the African American Community: the Impact of Song from Slavery to the Present. The engaging presentation coupled music samples with vivid photos to walk the audience through American history, exploring the important role that music has played in the African American community. The audience was treated to rare recordings of hymnals and gospel music as well as rap, jazz and contemporary hip-hop songs. The audience enthusiastically engaged in an active discussion related to American history and Emilia's own experiences growing up in the South.
The audience was treated to a surprise visit by Judith McHale, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. She shared with the audience the Secretary and President's interest in youth outreach and the new emphasis the Department of State is placing on youth development and talking to youth to better understand their concerns and issues.
Hollywood comes to Soweto
A collection of films by renowned American filmmaker Jonny Grant are now available for viewing to the Sowetan public at the Rosa Parks Library in White City Jabavu, thanks to an initiative by US congresswoman Diane Watson. Watson talks about the importance of the project.
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U.S. Embassy in Africa: Library Lunacy
The U.S. State Department spent $80,000 on books for the American Embassy library in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Africa.
In addition to be unduly wasteful on its face, the collection is skewed toward liberal causes and views and of course contains four copies of President Barack Obama's autobiography. Plus the government overpaid for the books to the tune of at least $50K
Mzansi Women Voices - 17th Time of the Writer 2014
A panel featuring:
Angela Makholwa (South Africa)
Praba Moodley (South Africa)
Facilitator: Shafinaaz Hassim
South Africa - WHY [3/4][1994]
WHY
Sonia Ruseler, CNN
National Party, 1994
South Africa segregated
unique form of institutional racim rooted in religion, codified in law
pass law repression, produce papers or go to jail
Apartheid's Rise & Fall
Tandi Luthuli Gcabashe, American Friends Service Committee
whom you could marry, whom you could have sex with
84% are black, no rights whatsover
1949 - mixed-race marriages forbidden
1953 - separate amenities, toilets, beaches, post offices, buses, restaurants
random pass checks
NON-EUROPEAN PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
Afrikaner religious belief that for their Jesus they are doing god's will
Dutch Reformed Church
Cedric Suzman, Southern Center for International Studies
NG Kerk
make blacks disappear, moved to tribal homelands
10 homelands, 13% of the country
struggle against apartheid
1960 Sharpville, non-violent protest against pass laws
69 blacks died, setting off protests around the country and world
we could no longer oppose the government non-violently
Nelson Mandela young lawyer armed resistance
formed ANC's military branch
1961 - There are many people who feel...
1964 sentenced to life in prison for waging guerilla war
years of fierce repression
1967 - Soweto protesting the use of Afrikaans in schools, high school students
Steven Mufson, The Washington Post
Death Toll: More than 550 died, some 4 000 injured
outrage fuelled by Soweto
resistance made headlines around the world
1977 - Steve Biko died suspiciously while in detention
UNBAN ANC
STOP APARTHEID KILLINGS
DPSC - FREE OUR PEOPLE NOW!
cific associations, townships, rural areas
FREE ALL DETAINEES
people rendered themselves ungovernable
government lost control
why did Apartheid collapse?
25 000 people jailed
police shootings
Apartheid moral foundations
Dutch Reformed Church said Apartheid was a sin in the 1980s
collapse of communism
collapse of Berlin Wall
communist side of black liberation was going to be weakened, which encouraged F.W. de Klerk in negotiations
hard to explain de Klerk's change of heart
courage to make tough choices
given up everything
Mandela has just held fast to what he believes in
1985 - interracial marriages
1989 - mixed neighbourhoods
coming up in next segment: Mandela Freed
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Rosa Parks: Black History Month
This was made by my bubby for black history month though it is a little late but ohh well...
Rosa Parks Museum Atrium - TROY TrojanVision News
Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum on the Montgomery campus now has a new addition, one that will aid in the museums educational efforts. TROY Trojan Vision News’ Sarah Singleterry has the story.
JASEN AT THE LIBRARY OPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA
THIS STORY IS SIMPLE AND YET ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING VIDEOS YOU WILL EVER SEE. IT TELLS US TO BELIEVE IN OUR DREAMS AND DETERMINATION TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN.
WITH LOVE AND HARD WORK, A BUILDING THAT WAS CONDEMNED IN 2005 IS NOW XIMHUNGWE, SOUTH AFRICA'S FIRST LIBRARY HOUSING OVER 9,OOO BOOKS, DONATED FROM SOUTH FLORIDA.
JASEN van KAMPEN, A PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER AND MEMBERS OF THE VILLAGE OF THIS REMOTE AFRICAN COMMUNITY RAISED THE ROOF, BUILT SHELVING AND CREATED A REFUGE FOR THE EMERGING YOUNG LEADERS OF TOMORROW.
LAST SEPTEMBER AT THE BRAHMA KUMARIS' PEACE VILLAGE 10th YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, CHILDREN DECORATED KITES FOR PEACE.
THROUGH THE LOVING CO-OPERATION OF BKs IN PEACE VILLAGE (UPSTATE NEW YORK), WASHINGTON D.C., JOHANNESBURG, S. AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE, THE KITES MADE THERE WAY TO JASEN AND WERE FLOWN AS PART OF THE BIG OPENING CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 10th, 2009.
THIS RURAL VILLAGE ALSO HAS THE NAME OF HAZYVIEW.
CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM 8-16 YEARS WROTE HIS OR HER DREAM ON THE BACK OF EACH KITE AND FLEW THEM PROUDLY.
JASEN IS ONE OF MANY AMAZING MILLENIALS WHO ARE DESTINED TO CHANGE THE WORLD AND SHARES GREGG MORTENSON'S QUEST FOR PEACE.....ONE CHILD AT A TIME!
JASEN AND HIS CREW PLANTED THE SEEDS OF SUCCESS AND NOW IT IS UP TO ALL OF US WITH PRAYER AND MEDITATION TO WATER THEM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
The Way I See It: The Musings of a Black Woman in the Rainbow Nation
Lerato Tshabalala first came to our attention in 2011 with her ‘Urban Miss’ column in the Sunday Times, and since then she has by turns entertained, exasperated, amused and confounded her fans and critics alike.
I was taken out of context - Lerato Tshabalala
We spoke to Lerato Tshabalala on that controversial excerpt from her book.
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Global Girl Media in South Africa
Internews Kenya Country Director Ida Jooste worked with the young women involved in Global Girl Media in South Africa. The training provided a toolkit for a range of storytelling styles to create credible but caring news features. In this video the young women talk about their future plans after participating in the 6-week workshop.
Rosa Parks' archive opening to public at Library of Congress
Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, reflected later on how it felt to be treated less than equal and once feistily wrote of how tired she was of being pushed around - parts of her history long ...
WSP makes Soweto learners smile
Consulting Engineers WSP recently handed over new toilet facilities to St Martins High School in Soweto.