SBF-BRUTE FORCE Poetry & Hip-Hop Sessions

SBF-BRUTE FORCE Poetry & Hip-Hop Sessions

28th September2010
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SBF-BRUTE FORCE Poetry and Hip Hop Sessions take place every Thursdays at Talamanca lounge at the Esplanade Beach Front in East London. Artists who perform during these sessions are emerging artists from around the Eastern Cape. During the sessions the audience is requested to listen attentively since at the end of the session the  audience get to vote

Coming to See You Since I was Five: An American Poet's Connection to the South African Soul.

Coming to See You Since I was Five: An American Poet's Connection to the South African Soul.

20th September2010
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The 11th Annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture September 9, 2010The University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa Copyright ©2010 by Alice Walker I have spent most of the early morning thinking of what I want to say to you: there is so much.  First of all I want to say that I am in your country, have been

Rewriting the Spirit of Steve Biko for the Twitter Generation

Rewriting the Spirit of Steve Biko for the Twitter Generation

01th September2010
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Mr Nkosinathi Biko, CEO of the Steve Biko Foundation. The Daily Maverick’s SIPHO HLONGWANE spoke to the son of the iconic embodiment of Black Consciousness in South Africa, mostly about the apparent apathy of today’s youth toward political involvement. Nkosinathi Biko sees a great need for quality leadership in South Africa. And he is not the only one.