I Kept My Culture. I Kept The

I Didn't Have Much, But I Was Always Happy To Share What I Did Have. It Seemed Like Every African That Came To New York City Would Show Up At My Apartment Door At Dinnertime, And I Couldn't Turn Them Away. I Wasn't Much Older Than Any Of Them, But They Started Calling Me 'mama Africa' And The Name Stuck.

Girls Are The Future Mothers Of Our Society, And It Is Important That We Focus On Their Well-being.

It Is Very Much The Theme Of Our President, President Thabo Mbeki, Whose Passion Is For Africa To Work Together, And For Africans To Get Up And Do Things For Us. We Are Trying As Women To Do Things For Ourselves.

There Are A Lot Of Homes For Boys, But Very Few For Girls, That Is Why I Chose To Do For Girls.

I Look At An Ant And I See Myself: A Native South African, Endowed By Nature With A Strength Much Greater Than My Size So I Might Cope With The Weight Of A Racism That Crushes My Spirit.