Farewell to Kimi, my friend and hero in the struggle against corruption
Nov 22, 2020
4 minutes
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DESTINED for a future of hardship, pain and marginalisation that he was born into by his street vendor mother and labourer father.
He conquered the world and came on top.
Importantly, his roots shaped his mission in life, and he carried the burden of fending for the downtrodden with tremendous pride, ease, and commitment.
Kimi was what the Italian social scientist Antonio Gramsci referred to as the organic intellectual.
He brought to bear his academic training and education to champion the cause of his people, who to this very day yearn for the fruits of a society free from poverty and inequality.
We are here to celebrate the life of that cohort of the black intelligentsia
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