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… regime was using the CRC, the Bantustans, the urban Black councils and the  South African Indian Council (SAIC) … of South Africa  (Tucsa). His attempts to help organise Black workers at the request of a prominent trade union … by the Engineering Union because he had allowed a Black trade union to temporarily use his union’s offices in …

… organisation devoted itself to the promotion of work by black artists, staging exhibitions in Britain and South … sales in order to escape the formulaic style expected of black artists at the time. He sought freedom to experiment … to South Africa to teach at the Federated Union of Black Artists (FUBA). He became a teacher at the Alliance …

… other all-white enclaves, ignoring the problems of their black fellow-workers, he attacked them. At a mass rally to … in the 1950s, Gaetsewe stated that it was not only black workers who earned starvation wages, but also that many … carrying out the policy of the regime, of “bleeding the black trade unions to death.” In December 1956, at the time …

… was the most prominent of the basso-profundo “groaners” of black South African music. He was the well-known musician of … choir of his brother, Zeph. The choir was named Alexander Black Mambazo (from which the Ladysmith group took its name). … concerts in the United States were whites. He claimed that black Americans were unconscious of their history and needed …

… fame in 1958 with his musical King Kong, which had an all-black cast. King Kong helped launch the careers of singer, … was also a founder writer for Drum, the pioneering, black-led magazine edited by Anthony Sampson, who was John's … Where Her Feet Cool on Ice (1981) and Prophets in the Black Sky (1986). Some of his notable acting roles in this …

… trade with ‘liberal organisations’ such as the ANC, the Black Sash, and Women for Peaceful Change. PC Plus is said to have …

… one of apartheid's most offensively racist laws , bringing Black education under the control of the government and extending apartheid to black schools. Previously, most Black schools were run by missionaries with some state aid. …

… degree. While studying he became a founder member of the Black Allied Workers Union (BAWU) in 1972, and he became in … of the Mozambican independence in conjunction with the Black People’s Convention (BPC). The government through the …

… part-time at the Johannesburg -based Federative Union of Black Artists (FUBA) and travelled extensively. He studied at … in Johannesburg in 1991, mainly to provide studio space to black artists who had little access to artistic resources. He …

… He saw the need for change in South Africa, and joined the Black People’s Convention (BPC) in 1973 while still at … from other movements, but AZAPO, within the ideology of Black Consciousness, was not the type of movement for this …

… editor of the East London Daily Dispatch. He integrated black, colored and white editors by making them sit in the … surveillance. After the student uprising  of 1976, the  Black Consciousness Movement (BCM)  was banned and its …

… from Scotland. MacDonald was planning to educate young Black students in Scotland, and although Moroka’s parents … a farm just outside Thaba Nchu, where he served both the Black and White communities. In 1936, he moved his practice … Moroka’s practice flourished, with both white and black patients consulting him. Ministering to a sizeable …

… the brutal crackdown by the apartheid government on the black and Cape Coloured population, spending much time in the …

… Orlando High School in the early 1970s,Masetlha absorberd black consciousness ideas and became a leader in the South …

… was sparked from a young age when he witnessed how Black people were being treated at the hands of the apartheid …

… to 31 Dec 2009) Member of the Board of Trustees of The Black Tie Ensemble Honorary Trustee of Die Woordeboek van die …

… the historical and ongoing involvement of past members of Black Sash and the young people who made the film. This will go … same event. The death sparked a protest by two members of Black Sash in Cape Town who chained themselves to the …

… and by the community of the Pietersburg, both white and black. In 1912 he was appointed recording secretary of the …

… this was a tactic and strategically it was important for Black persons (African, Indian and Coloured) to stand up for … Thereafter, he became involved with the work of the Black Peoples’ Convention , Black Community Projects and generally any organisation or …

… of returning to South Africa. She was the first black musician to leave South Africa on account of apartheid, … Makeba said of people imitating her ‘look’: "I see other black women imitate my style, which is no style at all, but … with Harry Belafonte in 1965. She was also the first black woman to have a Top-Ten worldwide hit with Pata Pata in …

… primarily in questions of the body and how to reclaim the black female body in post-colonial and post-apartheid South … or an invitation to feel sorry for me because I am black and my mothers were maids. It is about celebrating what … as well as wild, organic, fluid movement to her signature black fiberglass sculptures. Though still political in nature …

… (and wrote some of the lyrics) for King Kong, the all-black musical that became a nation-wide hit in 1959. He … as well as his intimate understanding of Sophiatown and black Johannesburg, to produce a compelling musical portrayal … an a capella musical play about the forced removals of black people from Cato Manor. King Kong was the major success …

… city, which in due course became a popular rendezvous for black politicians. In 1933 he was a committee member of the … these events in different ways to the community during the black mineworkers' strike in August 1946 he was involved in …

… became instrumental in the formation of the Port Elizabeth Black Civic Organisation (PEBCO) along with people such as … organisations and for better living conditions in Black townships. One of the biggest setbacks of PEBCO where …

… The artist often claimed that he limited his palette to black and white because of his dire financial circumstances. … but suggests a ‘township’ in a semi-rural area. The black, leafless state of the trees, on which hang tattered …

… At Turfloop, Thebehali was exposed to Pan Africanism and  Black Consciousness . He did not join the  Pan Africanist … Education and warned government of the growing anger among black students to being taught in Afrikaans. He led a …

… them. In 1955, he became president of the Johannesburg Black Chamber of Commerce. This year was also a year of crisis in Black education. The government was planning to implement its …

… national conference of the organisation that became the Black People’s Convention (BPC) took place at Hammanskraal … of the BPC formed in 1972 as an umbrella body of the black consciousness movement led by Steve Biko . The BPC was …

… Nengwekhulu and several other students propagating the Black Consciousness ideology, Nefolovhodwe and Abraham … activism and joined a BCM-aligned trade union, the Black Allied Mining and Construction Workers Union (BAMCWU). …

… many years,” he says. Jones and Biko, both members of the Black People’s Convention , were travelling together when … deter Jones. He continued to strive for a better life for black people. He has since moved back to the Eastern Cape and …