Videos depicting the senseless murders of unarmed people of colour have given birth to a new social movement, #BlackLivesMatter, while bringing to light a reality incomprehensible to white communities: the lives of people of colour have systemically been deemed disposable. To collectively realise the inherent value of black life we must think locally and globally, […]
Richard Raber
Richard Raber is a Canadian-born activist currently based in Venice, Italy. Previously Daily Maverick as well as New Politics and others has featured his work. The author’s writing does not necessarily reflect the views of any organization he is or has been affiliated with, and are also subject to change. Richard can be found on Twitter @RaberRichard. He is a master's degree candidate at the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation based in Venice, Italy. Other works of his can be found at http://richardraber.blogspot.co.za/
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Rejecting postracialism: Whiteness, morality and decency
Beginning with the contention that most white people view racism conceptually as bad, evil or at least something that is undesirable to be associated with, it is disheartening to see so much support for reactionary #AllLivesMatter, #BlueLivesMatter and similar postracial rhetoric from ostensibly decent people. White America must seek to understand our own existence and its relation to the […]
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Why the traditional leadership bill will entrench corrupt, rural political atmosphere
At this very moment, government efforts to enact the Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Bill are advancing; it is up to civil society to stop this. The legislation would entrench power and further legitimacy to undemocratic structures in traditional leadership operating within an often violent and corrupt rural political atmosphere. Even if the bill were conducive […]