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I have been thinking much about this slogan or caption, “the other dimension of the game.” It is a slick and catchy phrase I have been exposed to in my work with Streetfootballworld — a strategic partner of FIFA in…
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Tags: Africa, caster semenya, development, fifa world cup, Football, Gender, Human Rights, marginalized, professional athlete, soccer, South Africa, streetfootballworld, World Cup
I have been home in South Africa for two months as of August 6. I am grateful that my family and I are home in the land of our beginnings. But while we South Africans celebrate our 15 years of…
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Tags: activist, Africa, African, blessing, Change, Democracy, desperate times, economic blessings, faith, government, holy scriptures, Hope, injustice, injustices, jacob zuma, Jesus, justice, marginalized, medical supply, Poor, presidency, President, Scripture, sin, South Africa, south africans, transition
Homecoming is on my mind in this day and this hour. My family and I will leave the twin cities, our Bethel University, our Sanctuary Covenant Church, and the host of family and friends to return home to the land…
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Tags: Activism, activist, advocacy, Africa, Apartheid, bethel university, Christ, church, City, context, curtiss paul deyoung, dialogue, Diversity, ethnic, Ethnicity, faith, Family, gethsemane, global family, government, healing, homecoming, Hope, human, inclusivity, India, Jesus, jesus christ, land, malcolm x, Paul, places and spaces, power, reconciliation, Sanctuary, South Africa, southern africa, symbol, White, world
In this hour, amongst everything else that is on my mind, I am mindful of the 19th of May, 2009, marking the birthday of a mystic activist and voice of justice. One who like Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Dr. Martin Luther…
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Tags: activist, Africa, Black, celebration, Christianity, Community, dehumanization, dialogue, dr martin luther, dr martin luther king jr, equality, faith, human, injustice, injustices, Islam, journey of faith, justice, malcolm x, marginalized, Martin Luther King Jr., mecca, oppression, prophet, racial, reconciliation, Reflection, Religion, rhetoric, United States, White, willingness
In times of great chaos and stress, people need voices of inspiration. Minister Vernon Johns, a prophetic voice and stalwart, preached fiery and passionate messages from the pulpit of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, from 1947 to 1952.…
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I guess that people are on a journey when it comes to faith. Some admit to being on a journey, while there are those who state they have arrived. In my journey of faith or to faith, the notion of…
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Tags: Africa, African, african national congress, anc, Apartheid, Asia, Christian, church, colonialism, Community, crusades, dialogue, Diversity, ethnic, faith, Genocide, Good News, hindus, Human Rights, human rights abuses, human rights violations, injustice, Jesus, journey of faith, justice, Ministry, ministry of reconciliation, Mumbai, Muslim, nazism, ordination, Parliament, pastor, reconciliation, Religion, Religious, religious rivalry, Slumdog Millionaire, slums, solidarity, South Africa, Sudan, system, Theology, Violence, War, who wants to be a millionaire
Freedom is on my mind. In the case of South Africa, political freedom was achieved almost 15 years ago. It was a freedom from the heresy of Apartheid. A decade and half has come and gone, and for many South…
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Tags: activist, Africa, African, african national congress, anc, Apartheid, Black, Change, Diversity, Election, equality, ethnic, Ethnicity, Gender, government, Hope, howard thurman, Inauguration, Nelson Mandela, oppression, prejudice, Race, reconciliation, Religion, South Africa, symbol, system, unity, Vote
Feb. 11, 1990, marked the wondrous day that Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was released from prison. South Africa and the world rejoiced at seeing Mandela free after 27 years of imprisonment, free to grace his fellow comrades, nation, and global society…
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Tags: Africa, African, Democracy, diplomacy, freedom fighter, government, Human Rights, human rights abuses, leaders, leadership, morgan tsvangirai, Nelson Mandela, Prayer, reconciliation, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Torture, unity, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe
For millions in the U.S.A. and hundreds of millions throughout the world, the much anticipated inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Hussein Obama, has come and gone. For some this inauguration is a dream…
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Tags: 44th president, Amos, audacity of hope, Barack, Barack Obama, Change, Common Ground, development, foreign policy, Hope, Human Rights, I have a Dream, Inauguration, justice, leadership, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, Politics, Poor, Poverty, President, President Obama, Prophetic, reconciliation, rich, South Africa, Torture
During this time of Advent, a season of cheer and joy, there are people who do not have much in economic standings or bank balances to be cheerful or grateful for. Such people can be located in the most developed…
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Since the historic election of Nov. 4, I have been part of discussions with college students and faith-based institutions that have experienced racial tension and intolerance on their campuses. I am sure that there are many more such cases all…
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Tags: activist, Africa, Apartheid, Barack Obama, Black, Democrat, Election, Forgiveness, Michael Lapsley, Muslim, peace, racial, Racism, reconciliation, South Africa, White
It has been reported that President-elect Barack Obama’s coming into leading the U.S. is in many ways similar – and equal in magnitude – to Nelson Mandela becoming president of South Africa. I would be the first to say yes, it is. May…
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I have had the opportunity to consider and write about the economic disparities and realities in South Africa. In seeking to connect South Africa with the global discussion concerning struggling economies, here are some thoughts and reflections.
South Africa has a…
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I have paid keen interest to this current presidential race. Being from another country, the whole process is quite fascinating and emotive, as gifted rhetoric and track records are flaunted for the public eye and reflection.
However, as much as the presidential race and electoral process in North America is capturing and intense, a person who is listening closely to the issues and policies presented will find him or herself quite confused by the arguments that are presented by [...]
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Being at home in the land of my birth, South Africa, over the last five weeks has been awesome. It is wonderful being amongst family and friends, and having our daughter Mahalia Khanya be with our “peeps.”
However, as much as the wonder and joy of being home is “something to write home about,” there is also much shock and disgust brewing for me personally, as well as for the broader South African society.
People are feeling the pinch of living in a South Africa where democracy [...]
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In the back and forth concerning the role South Africa must play in the crisis of human rights abuses under the reign of Robert Mugabe and his cronies, it is my belief that we must see some form of serious intervention.
I understand the need for diplomacy, which always calls for “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.” But when endless reports have been publicized of the atrocities that the people of Zimbabwe are facing, South African President Thabo Mbeki must engage ways to ensure [...]
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