African National Congress

worse than the other children. Just because of the color of his skin. But he did not let this keep him from having a great childhood. Once Tutu got older and increasingly frustrated with the racism that was affecting his country. When Tutu was 17 the National Party to the control of…

The book Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini describes life in Afghanistan. Hosseini Talks about how he grew up in Kabul. This book gives a complete background of the Afghani culture and History. There are two different setting in this book, one in Kabul and the other in US, and narrates the Kite runner through his voice. The author expresses a lot of his emotions in the book like fear, jealousy, lies, betrayal and loyalty. His writing is very simple which makes it a valuable and easy to read book.…

As a result, despite his popularity in the Jamaican African community, Garvey lost his election bid to the legislature which favoured white colonial leaders and electoral laws. By 1935 Garvey had moved back to London, England were he would reside for the final years of his life, leaving his wife and family behind in Jamaica, while he sought to reinvigorate the declining influence of his movement and ideas as well as establish the School of African Philosophy. On January 20, 1940, Garvey…

Under the leadership of Desmond Tutu, the South African Council of Churches ignited the spark of revolutionary change within South Africa. Blacks were empowered to bring about their own reconciliation. It was understood that because the gospel of Jesus is subversive to empires, the Black Consciousness could challenge the structural conformity and cultural captivity of the South African apartheid. Instead of playing into the typical Western interventionist style, the…

The case study considered in this essay is the human rights abuses in Kenya during the tenure of Daniel Arap Moi (1978-2001). Moi served as Kenyatta’s vice president from 1966-1978. General perception of Moi by Kenyans was reinforced by the decisions and promises he made immediately he took over presidency. In December 1978, Moi released all twenty-six political detainees across the ethnic spectrum. He also reassured Kenyans that his administration would not condone drunkenness, “tribalism”,…

The National Party came to power in 1948 and implemented the policy of Apartheid which remained entrenched in South Africa (SA) until 1994. Sport is an important factor in South African’s lives owing to their strong sports culture. It unified people as well as publically highlighted the Apartheid racial policies through the use of media coverage of sporting fixtures. Essentially, international factors created external pressure on the Apartheid government through the use of sports boycotts.…

It was the first time he set foot on Indian soil since the 19th century. In India, Mohandas joined the most vibrant political movement in the subcontinent, the Indian National Congress. The Mahatma appealed to the Hindu and Muslim communities of the nation. He was also considered a national leader because of his sympathetic views towards the poor. He also held a staunch belief that India can't ever be fully developed nor gain independence solely by Indian politicians and lawyers…

Khayelitsha, Cape Town South Africa Map of South African slum, Khayelitsha Introduction: Khayelitsha is a slum located south east from cape town in south Africa as shown in the diagrams above. The township 25 km from cape York and 19km from Wynberg and the name Khayelitsha is a name of Xhosa (South African person generally living in the East Cape) origin which means ‘new home.’ There are 5 characteristics a place must have to be deemed a slum and Khayelitsha ticks those 5 categories. These…

The life of King TuTu and the Asante kingdom may be interesting to you but then again it may not be. It all depends on what you’re interested in. Osei Tutu was the king of the Asante kingdom, which was a pre-colonial West African state that emerged in the 17th century. Today it is called Ghana. Asante Kingdom wasn’t very good at first until King Tutu came along and made some trades for weapons and other things to help make the Asante kingdom great. Osei TuTu’s main objectives for building the…

Chris Abani discusses the idea of "ubuntu" in his Ted talk. He argues about the right to stand up against soldiers, being more compassionate and being human by reclaiming their humanity. He started by talking about the philosophical concept of Ubuntu this posits the notion that “the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me” In Abani's eyes this meant that “there’s no way for us to be human without other people”. When you listen to Chris Abani you see exactly how…