Our history was rewritten, diluted, ignored. This page restores it. The truth of Coloured identity raw and unfiltered. ✊🏾
Cape Town, South Africa
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Ashley is of komani San descent and related to ouma Katrina.
Most Zimbabweans that are ndebele pass of as south Africans.
You need to do your history you uneducated lod
Meet Larry Varrie..a tribalist calling for division and, a bad seed in the Coloured community. While his complaining about so called "coloureds" being excluded and marginalized by the black leadership. Yet he has the same division and tribalist sentiments
Coloured South Africans have been overlooked and sidelined in the post-apartheid era. Race-based policies and political exclusion continue to raise concerns about equality and representation. This land belongs to Coloured people too.
The Coloured and Khoe communities have endured some of the longest histories of marginalisation in South Africa. Today, Coloured people are facing deeply concerning exclusion in the South African Police Service, including alongside the broader struggle for fair representation.
Not Even on COLOURED recruit?Coloured South Africans are tired of being politically overlooked. 🇿🇦 Representation matters and our communities have every right to demand leaders who actually understand, represent and fight for their interests. Enough with being taken for granted.
Since The ruling party has been always the majority black leadership for over 30+ years. South africa has been failed under black leadership since the majority is controlled by imperialist systems that continue to exploit black south Africans. Hold your black leaders accountable!
🥊🇿🇦 SONNY THOMAS A COLOURED BOXING PIONEER
Before South Africa’s sporting history was rewritten through the lens of apartheid, Coloured athletes were already making their mark.
Sonny Thomas, a Coloured South African boxer, became a recognised non-European lightweight champion in 1946, knocking out Battling Shabane at Cape Town City Hall.
His story is more than boxing. It is part of the history of Coloured South Africans who fought, competed and excelled despite the racial barriers of their time.
Sonny Thomas deserves to be remembered. 🥊🔥
#SonnyThomas #ColouredHistory
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Durban South Africa! Bless mi people dem over there 🖤🖤
Wentworth, Durban 🏘️
A community shaped by resilience, culture, and generations of hardworking Coloured families. Despite decades of social and economic challenges, Wentworth remains rich in heritage, strong community spirit, and a history that deserves to be remembered and respected. Every street tells a story
Kendrick Lamar's 2012 journey through South Africa included a visit to Wentworth, Durban, where he spent time with the local community and experienced everyday life firsthand. The trip profoundly influenced his perspective on identity, inequality, faith, and humanity, themes that became central to To Pimp a Butterfly. His Grammy-winning song How Much a Dollar Cost was inspired by his experiences in South Africa, telling a powerful story about humility, compassion, and recognizing the value of every human life. Wentworth's resilience and community spirit formed part of the South African experience that left a lasting impact on one of hip-hop's greatest artists. 🇿🇦🎤 #Wentworth #KendrickLamar #HowMuchADollarCost
Wentworth, Durban 🏘️
A community shaped by resilience, culture, and generations of hardworking Coloured families. Despite decades of social and economic challenges, Wentworth remains rich in heritage, strong community spirit, and a history that deserves to be remembered and respected. Every street tells a story
Kendrick Lamar's 2012 journey through South Africa included a visit to Wentworth, Durban, where he spent time with the local community and experienced everyday life firsthand. The trip profoundly influenced his perspective on identity, inequality, faith, and humanity, themes that became central to To Pimp a Butterfly. His Grammy-winning song How Much a Dollar Cost was inspired by his experiences in South Africa, telling a powerful story about humility, compassion, and recognizing the value of every human life. Wentworth's resilience and community spirit formed part of the South African experience that left a lasting impact on one of hip-hop's greatest artists. 🇿🇦🎤 #Wentworth #KendrickLamar #HowMuchADollarCost
🥊 Daniel Ward A Coloured South African Boxing Icon 🇿🇦
Born on 3 June 1963 in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, Daniel Ward built a reputation as one of South Africa's toughest flyweights. Turning professional in 1986, he captured both the South African Flyweight Championship and the prestigious Commonwealth Flyweight Championship, finishing his career with 26 victories, 18 by knockout.
Ward competed against some of the finest boxers of his generation, including Jacob Matlala, proving that talent from Coloured communities could stand on the biggest stages in boxing.
Daniel Ward's story is one of discipline, resilience, and excellence a champion whose legacy deserves to be remembered and celebrated.
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Which peerreviewed genetic study shows most of them are hard to tell apart from local Zulus?How does one photograph prove the ancestry of a entire population?The Griqua emerged as a mixed community during the Cape colonial period
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There was no such thing as 1 coloured race! That came as a result of the 1991 census that removed the distinctions between the "Cape Coloureds/Cape Malays/Mixed and other coloureds(which included Japanese, Arabs, chinese (theres a girl on tiktok who is one of those)/Griquas
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*the Nǀuu language
The Nǀuu tongue that Ouma Katrina Esau them are reviving is a Tuu language, not a Khoe language like Nama (Khoekhoegowab) or !Ora (Khoemana). We need to take care to not also misname already little-known endangered languages like this.
Every word spoken is a step towards reclaiming our heritage. 🌿
Ouma Katrina is teaching the Khoi language to young Khoi descendants, ensuring that the voices of their ancestors continue to live on. By passing the language to the next generation, she is preserving a rich cultural heritage, strengthening identity, and inspiring pride in where they come from.
A people who keep their language alive keep their history alive.
Every word spoken is a step towards reclaiming our heritage. 🌿
Ouma Katrina is teaching the Khoi language to young Khoi descendants, ensuring that the voices of their ancestors continue to live on. By passing the language to the next generation, she is preserving a rich cultural heritage, strengthening identity, and inspiring pride in where they come from.
A people who keep their language alive keep their history alive.
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In order restore South Africa's historical dignity,we need a revolution not a constitution.
Before there was Griqualand, there was Adam Kok I.
Born around 1710, Adam Kok I became the founding Kaptyn of the Griqua people. He united Khoikhoi, freed slaves, and people of mixed ancestry into a community that refused to be defined by colonial rule.
His leadership laid the foundation for a nation whose legacy still lives on in South Africa today.
The story of the Griqua begins with Adam Kok I. Never forget his name.
#Griqua #AdamKokI #Khoisan #SouthAfricanHistory #ColouredHistory #Heritage
