The Life and Death of Miriam Makeba

Mama Africa is nomore.

Makeba, affectionately known as “Mama Africa”, spent much of her life in exile after being denied re-entry to South Africa in 1960. She was a vocal supporter of Nelson Mandela and testified against apartheid for the United Nations. She also appeared in the 1961 anti-apartheid film Come Back, Africa, which showed at the Venice Film Festival that year.

 

The end of civility debate

The Taslim Solangi essay is up at Global Comment.

As always, ignorance amazes me.

Too busy/sapped/disengaged/tired/distracted to write much for the next two weeks.

Also, somehow this got published. And I didn’t even know about it.
Strange.