Lwando Xaso

Lwando Xaso is an attorney and a writer exploring the interaction between race, gender, history and popular culture. She is the author of the book, ‘Made in South Africa, A Black Woman’s Stories of Rage, Resistance and Progress’.

Sometimes we must wrestle with unpleasant realities because hope on its own is severely limited

Lwando Xaso
01 MAR

Age of enlightenment: Embrace life’s seasons and don’t let the world define you

Lwando Xaso
21 FEB

Black Lives Matter nominated for Nobel Peace Prize, but does the award matter?

Lwando Xaso
09 FEB

On being broken and unfinished: We were built to break, also to heal and survive

Lwando Xaso
04 FEB

Home(lessness) truths: confronting my own unkindness, fear and intolerance

Lwando Xaso
24 JAN

Our expectations of 2021 have been tempered – but hope blooms if we tend to it

Lwando Xaso
10 JAN

Insurrection and racism in the US: A disgrace and a warning

Lwando Xaso
07 JAN

’Tis the season to be jolly compassionate and to shun conspicuous consumption

Lwando Xaso
15 DEC

As our Constitution turns 24, we should turn to SA’s history for inspiration

Lwando Xaso
05 DEC

‘The Crown’ reminds us that imperialism is the father of apartheid

Lwando Xaso
28 NOV

The not so black and white issue of navigating my childhood friendships

Lwando Xaso
21 NOV

The harm of the archaic institution that is the beauty pageant

Lwando Xaso
16 NOV

In ending white supremacy, we need the same energy to end black inferiority complex

Lwando Xaso
07 NOV

We’re (nearly) all activists now – but if you’re not one, please stand aside

Lwando Xaso
02 NOV

Saying ‘I do not know’ could bring change in the right direction

Lwando Xaso
26 OCT

Tales of race and struggle from a South African optimist

Lwando Xaso
17 OCT

Made in South Africa: On the usefulness of self-love and communion in changing the world

Lwando Xaso
12 OCT

Made in South Africa: The Mankayi case is a powerful lesson in making an argument for change

Lwando Xaso
03 OCT

Made in South Africa: The state of black hair is a rather tangled matter

Lwando Xaso
28 SEP

Ruth Bader Ginsburg – An ally of the South African Constitution

Lwando Xaso
19 SEP

Made in South Africa: Dr Phyllis Ntantala-Jordan and disrupting the order of power

Lwando Xaso
30 AUG

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