| Greetings Family,
The World Cup is in full swing and as the Black presence dwindles to the French & English teams basically feasting off the legacy of Colonialism, its a good time to put things into perspective.
This article was written in 2014, preceding the last World Cup. Check out the snippet below and click the button for the full peice .
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"I enjoy The World Cup. It is a thoroughly engaging sporting event that seemingly unites the world in appreciation of one unified spectacle centred around what many consider the world's most popular sport – Football. While I don't usually follow football, you would be forgiven for thinking I was somewhat a fanatic when the World Cup comes around. Admittedly, were there no Afrikan Nations featured in the tournament my interest would significantly diminish, but this indeed is far from the case and I like many, revel in the #TeamAfrika vibrations in support of however many Afrikan teams are represented – as well as a number of the Southern American teams, including Brazil, who are historical favourites with us mostly due to Brazil's significant number of players darker than blue featured among their ranks." "The last two World Cups however have not been without controversy as the people of South Afrika in 2010 and now Brazil in 2014 have directly challenged this world event being held in their nations amidst the many social injustices they are facing on a daily basis. It may seem strange to many that in a nation such as Brazil – well known for its love of football that according to a Datafolha poll, less than half of the Brazilian people support the hosting of the games in their nation."......READ MORE!
Tendai MWARI
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