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Tag: South Africa

Nelson Mandela: Thank You

Posted: December 5, 2013 at 9:31 pm   /   UrbanStreetSoccer

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Nelson Mandela and his family. He was a boy who became a dreamer. A dreamer who became an activist. An activist who became a political prisoner. A political prisoner who became the 1st Black President of South Africa and a man embraced by the world. And through it […]

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A Stage to Sell Soccer

Posted: September 3, 2013 at 10:03 am   /   UrbanStreetSoccer

Great article… will the US capitalize this time around?????? In less than six weeks, dozens of teams, hundreds of television crews and thousands of journalists will travel to South Africa for the World Cup, perhaps the most popular sporting event in the world, and the biggest global sports event ever held in Africa. For South […]

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Art: Kehinde Wiley

Posted: August 6, 2013 at 4:20 pm   /   Art

The Kehinde Wiley Legends of Unity Exhibition, featuring portraits of three of Africa’s greatest footballers is a definite must-see. This LA-born artist has been compared to some of the greatest portrait painters of our time and his colourful realist creations are truly mesmerising.

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Obama in Africa

Posted: July 8, 2013 at 9:25 am   /   Africa, The Buzz

President Obama completed his 3 country tour in Senegal, South Africa & Tanzania, where he called for America to partner with Africa to help build Africa for Africans.

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