“Sophisticated Slavery:” Andile Mngxitama & The Legacy Of Steve Biko

Jared Ball Emancipatory Journalism, iMWiL!

This week marks the 36th anniversary of the assassination of Steve Biko (September 12, 1977). Journalist and Black Consciousness advocate Andile Mngxitama joined us from “Occupied Azania” to discuss his work on the legacy and continued relevance of the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) Steve Biko. Mngxitama discussed the history of Biko and…

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Nomzamo!

Jared Ball Articles, Africana Studies

Nomzamo! This paper was originally written in 1999. Nomzamo, “Trial,” the Xhosa name of the woman now known worldwide as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is as appropriate a name as has ever been given.  For the woman has suffered many a trial and tribulation from her many trials in South African courts, to her many trials as…

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