Remembering Nelson Mandela

By Sicebise Msengana

"I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying." -Nelson Mandela

I admired him not only for  success in his political career, but also because of his work ethic and courage.

Nelson Mandela was a man who dedicated himself in fighting apartheid. Things didn't have to be this way, but he sacrificed 67 years of his life in service to his people. After the so-called "peaceful" transition to a democratic South Africa,  20 years of power, and the majority of African South Africans are still poor, while whites have  gained significantly from the deal we made with the devil.

The Lion and Mouse

By Sicebise Msengana

Let us enjoy reading this story of The Lion and The Mouse .
A lion was sleeping in a forest. A mouse started playing on it. The
lion was disturbed and arose from his sleep. It caught up the mouse
angrily and tried to crush it to death.
Then the mouse prayed the lion to leave him off and assured that it
would help him when it needed. The lion laughed at it and let him
off.
One day the lion was caught in a net spread by a hunter. It roared
and tried to escape but in vain. The mouse heared the lion's roaring
and came there. It started cutting the net with its teeth. The lion escaped and thanked the mouse.
MORAL : Everything has its own value.

The False Human Belief

By Sicebise Msengana

Wikipedia. com

As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages.
 It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime can break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.

Confessions of Nat Turner

By Sicebise Msengana

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER, THE LEADER OF THE LATE INSURRECTION IN SOUTH HAMPTON, VA. As fully and voluntarily made to THOMAS R. GRAY In the prison where he was confined, and acknowledged by him to be such when read before the Court of Southampton; with the certificate, under seal of the Court convened at Jerusalem, Nov. 5, 1831, for his trial. ALSO, AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE WHOLE INSURRECTION, WITH LISTS OF THE WHITES WHO WERE MURDERED, AND OF THE NEGROES BROUGHT BEFORE THE COURT OF SOUTHHAMPTON, AND THERE SENTENCED, &c. Baltimore: PUBLISHED BY THOMAS R. GRAY. Lucas & Deaver, print. 1831. Page verso DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO WIT:

Declaration of Independence

By Sicebise Msengana

Because 1964 threatens to be a very explosive year on the racial front, and because I myself intend to be very active in every phase of the American Negro struggle for human rights , I have called this press conference this morning in order to clarify my own position in the struggle—especially in regard to politics and nonviolence.

I am and always will be a Muslim. My religion is Islam. I still believe that Mr. Muhammad’s analysis of the problem is the most realistic, and that his solution is the best one. This means that I too believe the best solution is complete separation, with our people going back home, to our own African homeland.

The Mis-Education of The Negro

By Sicebise Msengana

PREFACE

The author does not support the once popular view that in matters of education Negroes are rightfully subjected to the will of others on the presumption that these poor people are not large taxpayers and must be content with charitable contributions to their uplift. The author takes the position that the consumer pays the tax, and as such every individual of the social order should be given unlimited opportunity to make the most of himself. Such opportunity, too, should not be determined from without by forces set to direct the proscribed element in a way to redound solely to the good of others but should be determined by the make-up of the Negro himself and by what his environment requires of him.