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Diane Brown

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January 19

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Diane Malaika Brown was raised in Swaziland and South Africa. She enjoys travelling, reading, writing and mentoring.

She is often quoted as saying "Our stories are important and need to be told" - this underlying her view that Africans need to write more to document history from their point of view, to sustain culture, to reflect society to itself and to speak truth to power.

Diane speaks out boldly against injustice, inequality, racism and sexism.

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SA Reads Discusses The Sabi - June 2014

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	The Sabi 3.67 avg rating — 1,245 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of Concealment: Supernatural Female Beings of Haida Gwaii by Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, Wade Davis (Foreword), Diane Brown (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy

by Dave Zirin

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Frida: The Biography of Frida Kahlo

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Double Burden: Black Women and Everyday Racism

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Quotes by Diane Brown (?)

“There is a duality to South Africa, as in all of life itself, that is evident, and as stark as the inequality among its citizens”
― Diane Brown, The Sabi

tags: duality, inequality, south-africa

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“Then I close my eyes, and I imagine a world where I sabi and you sabi that we are okay, as we are.”
― Diane Brown, The Sabi

tags: acceptance-of-oneself, acceptance-of-others, sabi

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“Perhaps all South Africans need to embrace the mirror of yesteryear, and fear it not, for it holds the answers to the questions that we seek today. Questions that, if left unanswered, will still be asked by generations yet to come.”
― Diane Brown, The Sabi

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Afro Book Club: December 2013 Group Read	13	43	Dec 02, 2013 07:02AM
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Diane’s Quotes

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

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“Our stories are important and need to be told”
― Diane Brown

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“There is a duality to South Africa, as in all of life itself, that is evident, and as stark as the inequality among its citizens”
― Diane Brown, The Sabi

tags: duality, inequality, south-africa

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“Then I close my eyes, and I imagine a world where I sabi and you sabi that we are okay, as we are.”
― Diane Brown, The Sabi

tags: acceptance-of-oneself, acceptance-of-others, sabi

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