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Combat destructive nihilism to build an egalitarian South African society
To overcome negativity, and draw citizens back into politics, we need to recapture the viability of class struggle which can usher in real change
Reading bell hooks: A selection of readings that highlight her intellectual labour
Mapule Mohulatsi selects a few essential titles from her oeuvre, interviews and publications about her
A spirit guide to ethical black feminist thinking and praxis
bell hooks’s refusal to ‘get in formation’ foregrounded healing as the foundation to a communal liberatory agenda
Review: ‘Culture and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa’: On the arts as a catalyst in the quest for true freedom
This new collection of essays, tributes and analyses focuses on the role of culture in the fostering of radical consciousness
Beware of Big Business bearing gifts
Large corporates whose business has thrived because of inequalities, could be hijacking the anti-racist movement by offering money and not tangible changes
Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip: The guerilla priest
From his adventures with Steve Biko to his support for shack dwellers in KwaZulu-Natal, Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip has always walked the talk of radical Christianity
The intellectual challenge of Nelson Mandela
I don’t want to see folks satisfied when they talk about Nelson Mandela. He constitutes such a challenge to us — an intellectual challenge..