A thank you
Yes I want to say there are no words of gratitude, but actually there are, but they are not enough, tonight we honor and celebrate the individuals that make all this happen, they are the ones who opened their doors,…Read more
The visit to the African American museum
Nothing could have prepared me for the series of emotions that I experienced when I was at the museum, I was mummed by the extent in which slavery and colonialism marginalized and disenfranchised black people, how may families where robbed of their future,…Read more
Coming to America
I had a very difficult time trying to describe and best encapsulate the feelings I had coming to America, for so long it felt like a distant destination, an abstract idea, but the day came, when I had to pack my bags,…Read more
The same difference: one of the same experience
Déjà vu is a feeling of familiarity, the feeling of having “already lived through” something, a feeling of recollection, I felt those sentiments as I traced back the trails of thought and feelings that I experienced when we had a session with the students from Michigan State University in Stellenbosch about the lived experiences of African Americans,…Read more
Gentrification in SA- Shades of Sharpeville: The new age forced removals
South Africa is a very polarized and divided country, after the trauma of apartheid, we are still haunted by its legacies, and some of us relive those experiences on a daily basis, both directly and indirectly, intergenerational trauma it’s something that is real,…Read more
The chronicles to SAWIP: A reflection of my journey
South Africa has a rich heritage and history, it has conceived a long lineage of leaders who have made profound impacts in the architecture of this country’s democracy. Prime examples of these are: the likes of Nelson Mandela or Desmond Tutu only to mention a few,…Read more