Posts Tagged ‘Steve Biko’

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Follow The Leader: How Nelson Mandela Wants You To Celebrate His Birthday Today

by Madam Toussaint on July 18th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: GREEN, GIVING IS GREEN

Photo Credit: “Nelson Mandela 2000″ by Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science Today is legendary South African leader Nelson Mandela’s birthday. Today he is 93 years old. In 2009 United Nations launched Nelson Mandela International Day. The day symbolizes a call to action for people worldwide to take responsibility for making […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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LUPE FIASCO TO CLIMB MOUNT KILIMANJARO FOR CLEAN WATER

by Madam Toussaint on September 26th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Posted In: GREEN, GIVING IS GREEN

Lupe Fiasco will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness about the need for clean water worldwide. He won’t be alone, he’ll have Jessica Beil with him, Isabel Lucas and singer and producer Kenna. The organized expedition called Summit on the Summit is set for next January. The Summit on the Summit Mount Kilimanjaro climb […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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They Reminisce Over You: South African Activist Steve Biko

by Madam Toussaint on September 12th, 2009 at 3:10 am
Posted In: GREEN, BLACK PEOPLE

On September12th in 1977 Stephen Bantu Biko, noted anti-apartheid nonviolent activist in the 1960s and leader of the black consciousness movement in South Africa, died in police custody. He was 30 years old. His life was dramatized in the movie Cry Freedom where he was played by Denzel Washington. Numerous songs have been written about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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