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South African Blacks Questioning Old Political Alliances

The rumblings of income inequality and unemployment have been reverberating around the country since President Obama's election. These cries are growing louder in South Africa where the longstanding African national congress is on the hot seat. The ANC has failed to close the wealth gap between rich and poor as promised and empowerment programs have failed to do the trick. Complaints of corruption have dogged President Jacob Zuma after Government watchdog The Public Protector reported that $23 million in taxpayer money had been spent to upgrade his childhood home. The miners unions, which has been a loyal base for the ANC is beginning to weaken. "why would I bother wearing one of these ANC T-shirts?" asked unemployed 22 year old Tirelo Kaledi when he was offered a T-shirt with the face of Mr. Zuma. "I'm tired of them making promises and not delivering to the rest of us". Similar to the democrats in America, the ANC has a firm grip on the black vote due to

The Age Of Public Consumption

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Welterweight boxing champion Adrian Broner's brash talk and crude antics have garnered him a great deal of attention and controversy. So when he pulled up to a homeless man on the street, with his camera phone rolling, he no doubt wanted to document his altruism for PR purposes. Broner proceeded to count out ten $100 dollar bills and handed it to the man to his astonishment. A new video surface and showed that the man was beaten and robbed the next day. It is safe to say that the beating most likely would not have happened if the initial gift was not posted to You Tube. Karlesha Thurman walked across the stage and accepted her Account Degree from California State University Long Beach. She then realized her 3 month old was hungry and decided to breast feed. A friend expectantly snapped a photo which Thurman subsequently posted to her Facebook page. The photo has created a firestorm as to whether or not breastfeeding should be done in a public place such as a college graduation