Centuries stolen from us, time that would’ve made Africa one of the most established continents in the world. Instead, time was used to degrade the authenticity of Africa, while extracting that which wasn’t theirs. It isn’t late for us to revitalize our continent. I’m aware of the obstacles we face but, in time we’ll unite and divert from the colonial ways of doing. For now, I will utilize my upcoming years to unlearn 22 years of misinformation. I am taken back my stolen years, Join me!

Jul 10, 2013

Jo-BURG-A Weekend in South Africa

South African girl in Soweto, South Africa

Soweto! Soweto! Soweto!
As I walked the paved streets of Vilakazi, once walked by a champion of AFRICA!
The justice I should feel, and embrace seem arbitrary
I paced through a structure that once…
  Stimulated the passion for innovation
  Omitted the need for violence
  Woke up the unconscious
  Embraced the pain of injustice
  Transcend hate
  Oriented AFRICA!
At the end I feel no liberation, no justice, instead I am pondering what's next for AFRICA?

I wonder as BLACKS are we FREE? Will we ever be free? From my experiences and that of many I have come in touch with, the unfortunate answer is no. The successful black blue collard still has limited access to resources to expand. The successful black white collard still cannot walk in a boardroom without eyes protruding through him, awaiting the white face to sit and chair the meeting. Internally we value the opinion of others, rather than that of our own brothers, and sisters. Envious, they have something better to offer. If you believe blacks are free, I await to hear from you…


Places I visited in SA that was educational, fun, and interesting:
Freedom Hill
Apartheid Museum
Vilakazi Street
Market Theater
Cacoon
VIP


Driving in Soweto South Africa
Shout out to the man behind the wheels. It's your fault all my pictures got deleted!

The most flexible man in South Africa
This guy has the most flexible joints!
 



Woman in front of the apartheid museum in soweto south africa
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6 comments:

  1. sophieAugust 27, 2013 at 10:14 AM

    It's up to us to take our freedom but we tend to cling to become free otherwise.For accept everything that follows.

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  2. Marit Gayduo WoodsSeptember 11, 2013 at 1:57 AM

    I concur we have to shoulder the responsibility, but years of psycho socialization with the West has impede our judgment. Until we as blacks/Africans can realize that we have something better to offer the world, rather then also taking hand me downs we will never be free (socially, psychologically, financially, etc).

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  3. dojumaJune 27, 2017 at 12:49 AM

    Very true

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  4. EstherJune 30, 2017 at 12:35 AM

    this realization is a hard bitter to swallow but has every ounce of truth in it.

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  5. arwaybags.comFebruary 1, 2019 at 12:59 AM

    Thank you for reading. Will look it up. Wish I had the time to write more these days...

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  6. arwaybags.comFebruary 1, 2019 at 1:13 AM

    It is quite unfortunate you feel this is meant for attention. Something I have always had a little too much of. If you read the title of the blog you realize this is an exploration blog, not a solution based blog. In addition, the issues that are being addressed is nothing new and solutions have been put forward. Yet, tell me what tangible change is the 99% on our continent experiencing? The intelligent ones amongst us knows not to address Africa's complex issues with simple antidotes. Rather reach out to like-minded individuals be it on the continent or in the diaspora and strategically plan for the future. Perhaps, next time actively read to understand the objectives of given space.

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