Week 8: My "Top Ten Recommended" References For Our Trip

• YouTube Video: Gangs, Race, and Poverty 20 Years After Apartheid - Details the lives of township residents still coping with inequality, racism, and underdevelopment in post-apartheid Cape Town.  shared by Denice Carpenter 
• World Affairs Article: Realizing Women's Human Rights in South Africa - Dr. Erin Tuney, a professor of Women's Studies and Sociology details the inequality-ridden life of the South African woman and requests specific solutions to combat this injustice.  shared by Denice Carpenter 
• PBS Webpage: Apartheid Timeline - Online timeline of major and significant events during  the history of this oppressive system of rule.    shared by Joshua Alvarez 
• News Website Article: Why is crime and violence so high in South Africa? - Dr. Chadre Gold, a senior researcher for security studies, provides an inside look into the South African legal system in relation to violent crimes in the country and posits possible explanations for its current condition.   shared by Tiasha Ullah 
• Travel Writing Article: 20+ Words You Should Learn Before Visiting South Africa - Though English is a major language spoken in the country, it will still be likely that we will encounter these words and our travels and it can only benefit us to understand their meaning.    shared by Ignacio Cuz
• Article: South Africa's 'Unfinished' Revolution - This article from Slate magazine describes the continued issues plaguing South Africa despite the victory of abolishing apartheid. Unemployment, corruption, and repression now thrive on the poverty-ridden slums of the country and the revolution, it seems, is yet to be over.    shared by Nestor Castro
• Public Radio International Article: Here's How South African Students Talk About Race and Gender - Students just like us! Except in South Africa.       shared by Maria Mendez
• Short Film via YouTube: South Africa's Post Apartheid Generation - A really interesting video that portrays the spirit and experienced hardship of the children living in the time after their previous generation fought to end the system.      shared by Connie Garza 
• The Root Article: Say It Loud, I'm Colored and I'm Proud - This article feels vitally important in recognizing the cultural, racial diversity awaiting us in South Africa. Its author, Lindsey Johns, proudly proclaims his designation as a colored citizen in South Africa, a mixture of multiple cultural traits, and asserts the deserved recognition of South Africa being home to not just whites and blacks but other colored Afrikaners as well.     shared by Lorena Rodriguez
• Movie: Invictus - A recent film from actively skilled director Clint Eastwood, this movie should highlight the continued cultural, racial divides present within South Africa and serve as an example of achieving unity through a common goal-a them the country desperately needs to embody right now. Seeing Morgan Freeman in what may be the most accurate Mandela impersonation ever is just a plus.      suggested by Hashm Shokravi