David Samaai (1927 - 2019) was a South African tennis player. Under the Apartheid regime he was not allowed to enter tournaments in South Africa, like the South African Championships, but he could play tournaments abroad although he had to fund his own trips. He participated in

James Baldwin knew love

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I am posting a couple of black films here for today.

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3 on James Baldwin: - Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (1970) dir. Terence Dixon - James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989) dir. Karen Thorsen - I Am Not Your Negro (2016) dir. Raoul Peck transfer.it/t/oyJ0Mc9l0LgT

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1983: Exiled South African artist Gerard Sekoto in Paris, France. In 1947 Sekoto left South Africa for exile. It is said that when Sekoto departed from South Africa, the people that were familiar with his work felt a great loss from him leaving. The first years in Paris were

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