The Avera Palimpsest

Avera: A name of Castillian origin, towards truth. Palimpsest: a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Whiteness in South Africa and a wee bit more

Here is a great article from ColorLines by a white American journalist/professor about his short stint in South Africa and his observations about the racial politics.

Check it out. Would love to talk with folks about it. Especially, my South African friends and my North American friends who've spent time in ZA. This is a discussion that could go on for hours.

Oh man, we are still at the point where just naming whiteness is half the battle.

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