{"id":7291,"date":"2024-09-02T14:59:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T14:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracamacheltrust.org\/?p=7291"},"modified":"2026-01-23T02:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T00:30:00","slug":"reflecting-on-what-it-took-for-africans-to-be-free-and-what-it-means-to-be-free-as-an-african-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/blogs\/reflecting-on-what-it-took-for-africans-to-be-free-and-what-it-means-to-be-free-as-an-african-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting on what it took for Africans to be free and what it means to be free as an African today"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Barbados recently commemorated the UN International Day of the Slave Trade and its Abolition and Prime Minister HE Mia Mottley invited Mama Machel to be part the country\u2019s reflection on this. Watch the incredible fire side chat Mama\u2019s journey as an activist, freedom fighter and global advocate for women, children, education and much more, followed by a moving speech from Prime Minister Mia Mottley here.<\/a> The chat starts at 00:37:30<\/em><\/p>\n

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