Comments on: A-List: Miriam Makeba http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/25/a-list-miriam-makeba/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/25/a-list-miriam-makeba/#comment-565032 Debbie K Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:17:56 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=8490#comment-565032 From my Heart, Vusi, I want to thank you for this short tribute to Mama Africa. It touched me greatly. I was just a young girl when I first heard of Miriam Makeba & Hugh Masekela in the 1960's but both of them left indelible marks on my consciousness & my soul. From them, I learned that sacrifice "in the name of love" is actually an honor & to stand up for what is right, even if it isolates you from the crowd, is much more preferable than to remain silent. I'm amazed that, aside from Peter Griesar & myself, that there is not more attention paid to these threads about African culture in the ONE Blog. For this is the substance of what makes Africa unique - it's culture & its people. Africa is the cradle of civilization, the birthplace of humanity & it simply deserves more recognition. Africa should not be seen through the eyes of Congress, of the Gates Foundation, of the CGI or of ONE. We, AS ONE, are Africa's servant and thus we should be more personally informed of & involved with Africa's cultures & people. I can only hope that people's attention in the ONE Blog will be drawn to posts such as yours, Vusi. Take good care of yourself. All the Best, debbie www.myspace.com/mulago From my Heart, Vusi, I want to thank you for this short tribute to Mama Africa. It touched me greatly. I was just a young girl when I first heard of Miriam Makeba & Hugh Masekela in the 1960′s but both of them left indelible marks on my consciousness & my soul.

From them, I learned that sacrifice “in the name of love” is actually an honor & to stand up for what is right, even if it isolates you from the crowd, is much more preferable than to remain silent.

I’m amazed that, aside from Peter Griesar & myself, that there is not more attention paid to these threads about African culture in the ONE Blog.

For this is the substance of what makes Africa unique – it’s culture & its people.

Africa is the cradle of civilization, the birthplace of humanity & it simply deserves more recognition. Africa should not be seen through the eyes of Congress, of the Gates Foundation, of the CGI or of ONE.

We, AS ONE, are Africa’s servant and thus we should be more personally informed of & involved with Africa’s cultures & people.

I can only hope that people’s attention in the ONE Blog will be drawn to posts such as yours, Vusi. Take good care of yourself.

All the Best, debbie
http://www.myspace.com/mulago

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