Micah Xavier Johnson honored by BLF as a Martyr of black liberation
By BO Staff Writer
Tag: Racism
BLF warns, no force on earth can protect racists against righteous anger of the people!
By BO Staff Writer Yesterday Minister of Police, Fikile Mbalula, warned the black consciousness organisation, Black First Land First (BLF), that unless they stop protesting against white journalists, they will be suffocated by the police. Furthermore, should they protest at his home, he will “finish” them. He then warned of police brutality. “Police have a …
BLF to go head-to-head with Helen Zille in High Court, Monday
By BO Staff Writer The black radical organisation, Black First Land First (BLF) will appear at the Western Cape High Court on Monday for a preliminary hearing against Democratic Alliance (DA) Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, for her colonialism comments. BLF lodged a complaint of racism against the colonialism praise singer, Zille, with the Equality …
A Response to Helen Zille – The Death of DASO & the Devils Dream
By Nonkululeko Mickey Moyo & Lindsay Maasdorp At first glance, one would question why the Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, would take time to speak on student politics, to troll students online or spend any amount of time deciphering the meaning of a Student Representative Council (SRC) election and how it comes to …
Helen Zille and the arrogance of whiteness
By Lerato Lephatsa “The function, the very serious function of racism, is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language, so you spend 20 years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly, so …
Can Helen Zille be removed as WC Premier for her colonialism tweets?: A look at the law
By BO Staff Writer On 2 April 2017, the federal executive of the Democratic Alliance (DA) decided to charge Helen Zille via the process of a disciplinary hearing following a report it received on an investigation regarding her pro-colonialism tweets via her personal Twitter account on 16 May 2017 which suggested inter alia that colonialism …
Helen Zille to challenge racism charge using taxpayers money
By BO Staff Writer Premiere of the Western Cape and leader of the racist Democratic Alliance (DA), Helen Zille, will challenge a charge of racism laid against her at the Equality Court using state resources. Black Opinion has seen court documents stating that Zille has sought the legal help of a state attorney, C van …
Racist Democratic Alliance & Madam Helen Zille – one force!
By Lufuno Gogoro It is undeniable that Frantz Fanon identifies European, or “white” culture as racist to the core. It is equally undeniable that he affirmed the likelihood of the discourses of knowledge emanating from this culture being equally racist. It stands to reason that a culture, which regards itself as being superior to all …
#SpurVideo: Why white women are not black women’s allies
By BO Staff Writer A couple of days ago a video emerged on social media of a burly white man threatening to beat up a black woman at a Spur restaurant in a mall in Johannesburg. The white man is seen in the video almost overturning a table with black children sitting around it. As …
BLF to open racism case against DA’s Helen Zille
By BO Staff Writer The black consciousness movement, Black First Land First (BLF), says it will open cases of racism against Democratic Alliance (DA) Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille. “BLF shall be opening cases of racism against Helen Zille with the Equality Court, and report her to the Human Rights Commission,” the movement said in …
