black christmas

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i’ll never forget
running from school
shoes in hand
hippos roaming the dusty streets
soweto up in flames
teargas in the air
i’ll never forget
the anger of the students
the fears of the parents
the hope of the struggle
though i never threw a stone
i certainly did my part
comprehending the necessity
for a black christmas
i did my part
nurturing my afro
raising my fist in defiance
saluting the power of the people
black power
1976
soweto riots
call it what you may
when black consciousness
planted hope
defeating a complex
i’ll never forget
steve bantu biko
victims of hippos
in the township
and on the border
i’ll never forget….

knox mahlaba
Author – Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit
Copyright © 2015

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Afro-Optimism

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As Africans we need to start looking within for solutions and stop doubting our existence and perspective. Our spirituality did not arise through contact with foreigners but arose from our deeper consciousness!

knox mahlaba
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Afro Thought

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Truth came to market and could not be sold,

we buy lies with ready cash.

African Proverb~Yoruba

coming back from the dead

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Coming back from the dead
Rising from the ashes
The earth rumbling from within
From within the hearts of a few good men
Sons of mummies
Soldiers of reason…..

An excerpt from  “Coming back from the dead”  – complete poem can be found in the anthology of poetry – Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit

Copyright © knox mahlaba 2014
Author – Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit

book reviews

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• Be prepared for reality

  By Adrina Smith on November 1, 2014

  Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase

  This book will take you on a quest for actuality. I was simply drawn in from the page to the last. The descriptive and narrative steps taken to absorb the reader with the simplicity of survival but embarks on the empowerment through slavery and civil rights.

  The hardship detailed from Knox Mahlaba, who has loved, lost, rebuilt and matured through obstacles.

  Favorite quotes:
  “Freedom a costly preoccupation, using the past to shepherd the future.”
  “Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument”

amazon author page

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Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit

 

schooling us

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Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Decrying inequality
Preferring a peaceful path
Walking to Selma
Marching to D.C.
Writing a letter for the struggle for freedom
Standing your ground
Standing tall
Remaining upright
Taking the high ground
Placing your family at a peril….

Excerpt from Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit

Copyright © knox mahlaba 2014
Author – Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit

cotton pickers

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Please forgive me
I beg your pardon
Am about to step on your toes
Am kinda fed up
With you and your kind
Black folk in particular

No offence intended
But you getting on my nerves
Behaving like a scorned lover
Forever longing for acceptance

They ain’t never gonna love you
Get with the program, get used to it
Nurturing hurt, perpetuating pain
Instead of harnessing anger
Generate a positive self-image…

an excerpt from Cotton Pickers,
a poem in Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit
Copyright © knox mahlaba 2014
Author of  Back From The Dead: The Rising of an African Spirit