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The benefits to society of having an intelligent and articulate citizenry are priceless; they cannot be measured in terms of GDP per capita or literacy rates or productivity

— Hlonipha Mokoena

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If black people are not trained to care for their hair, then who?

An education that is devoid of ethics is empty and meaningless and will produce smart but reckless human beings.

We need to start the conversation at primary school level. At the core of an academic mind is curiosity, and curiosity cannot be taught - it can only be nurtured.

Learning should be a joyous experience.

People don’t know how much money is made in telling black women that they need straight hair

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