https://vimeo.com/27342793] It was an early morning in the third week of July. The gates were unlocked to allow the students on the grounds. As the yard started to fill, the school became alive with energy. [continue reading…]
This past weekend, nine of us traveled to Cape Town for a little getaway from Johannesburg. The flight takes an hour and a half, which is very comparable to a flight from Pennsylvania to Florida. We [continue reading…]
School is a chore. This is an attitude shared by many young American students. Personally, I can’t recall being excited to go to school every day for most of my academic career. To a lot [continue reading…]
Hustler Extreme is sandwiched between a tailor shop and family-oriented pub in a quiet strip mall in Linden. Hustler Extreme is an adult store located in a former apartheid-era white suburb, with schools and [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/26730519 w=540 h=398] The Rosebank Craft Market in Johannesburg is in a hectic, colorful and souvenir-packed retail space in the Mall of Rosebank. The Craft Market has many interesting curios, pieces of art and tourist [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/26683923] Maponya Mall is the largest mall in Soweto, home to designer grocery and clothing stores, speciality stores, financial services and, of course, beauty and hair salons, many of which participate in the Hairdressers of [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/26670270] Nelson Mandela, international peacemaker and first democratically-elected president of a free South Africa, turned 93 on July 18. The UN General Assembly has declared this day Nelson Mandela International Day and encourages people around the [continue reading…]
Imagine living in a shack the size of most kitchens in the average American home. Because your mother has died from HIV/AIDS, you live with your younger siblings. Your sisters share a tattered double bed [continue reading…]
A day before former South African President Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday, thousands of people gathered in Innesfree Park in Sandton just north of Johannesburg. Everyone was there to perform 67 minutes of community service to [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/26564434 w=540 h=398] The U.S. National Basketball Association celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day by hosting a series of youth basketball skills development clinics with the SHOUT Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Foundation at Maponya Mall in Soweto. About [continue reading…]
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