It is rare to see Black female PhDs in Applied Data Science, making this achievement even more remarkable.
Meet Dr Khensani Xivuri, the first and only Black female to receive a PhD in Applied Data Science from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦.
My aunt leaving the house by 5am and coming home late in the evening. Raising non-Black kids for cents whilst we raised ourselves.
I HATE the domestic work industry. Absolutely despise it. There isn’t a corner of the globe where it isn’t exploitative.
The first Africans to compete in the Olympic Games were two South Africans, Jan Mashiane and Len Taunyane, who competed in the Marathon at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics. Their participation in the infamous 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon is one of the most fascinating and bizarre chapters in sports history. Neither man traveled to the United States as an official Olympic athlete. They were in Missouri as part of the Boer War Spectacle at the World's Fair, which ran concurrently with the Games. They had previously served as dispatch runners during the Anglo-Boer War. They decided to enter the marathon on a whim just before the race began. Because officials struggled with their surnames, they were listed on the program as "LenTau" and "Yamasani". Taunyane was actually on pace for a much higher finish but was chased nearly a mile off-course by a pack of aggressive, wild dogs. Despite the canine detour and brutal conditions that caused 18 out of 32 runners to drop out, both South Africans finished the race. Taunyane finished 9th and Mashiane finished 12th. Source: Olympics, Missouri History Museum, African Global News.
"The People Shall Govern!" is the opening and foundational clause of the Freedom Charter! Today Politicians in positions of power seem to forget this very important clause.
1988: Funeral ceremony for the South African anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September, assassinated during her investigation into arms trafficking between France and South Africa. Credit: Marianne Rosenstiehl
The Dakar Conference, 1987. The conference was held in Dakar, Senegal, between 55 predominantly white Afrikaner South Africans and a 16-member delegation of the exiled African National Congress (ANC). Organized amidst a heightened state of emergency in South Africa, this landmark gathering bypassed the rigid strictures of the apartheid government to explore potential paths toward a negotiated political settlement. Footage: Apartheid docuseries
"She is the embodiment of Blackness- Black is beautiful," said Steve Biko as he introduced Nontsikelelo Mashalaba to his friends. Today marks Ntsiki Biko's 80th birthday.
📸: Peter Jordan
📸: Mark Peters
Reporter: Was Malcolm X preaching hate and violence?
Denzel Washington: Is the sheep preaching hate and violence when he says I'm not going to let a wolf eat me anymore?
I got into Harvard’s Master in Design Engineering because of an app I built to help people in townships and informal settlements design, build, and finance their own homes.
But I can’t afford to go.
So I decided to walk from Durban to Cape Town to raise the funds myself.
Along the way, I’ve had to spend money on proper hiking gear just to survive the journey. Today something incredible happened:@kway_za through. I even connected with the guy who designed my bag, and they’re now sponsoring some of my gear.
What’s wild is that my good friend @mbalimcdust encouraged me to write an article about my journey, and that article led to Cape Union Mart reaching out. A reminder that sharing your story can open unexpected doors.
I’m even willing to take a loan, but as an international student I can’t get one in the US, and I can’t access one here because I’m leaving to study overseas.
Like the youth of ’76, I’m done waiting. This walk is my small way of fighting to become the change I want to see in a crisis that’s deeply personal to me. Three decades into democracy, 2.5 million South Africans are still waiting for an RDP home. Some families have waited for decades. My aunt passed away still waiting.
Please support and share my journey.
GoFundMe:
https://t.co/kRb7dGtGij
Journey Trailer:
https://t.co/V7u4B63Cco
Try the AI housing platform here:
https://t.co/7wz64fWrIM
I just want to take this opportunity to point out that there is a man named Henry Walter Wooten, from Smith County, Texas, who is serving 35 YEARS IN PRISON for marijuana possession.
Carry on.