Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets, 14th & V, presents Kimberly Burge as she discusses her book The Born Frees: Writing with the Girls of Gugulethu.
The young women of South Africa’s first post-apartheid generation are coming of age amid myriad challenges, including AIDS, poverty, and violence. To help empower them to take charge of their lives, Burge, a Washington-based journalist, established a writing group in Gugulethu, a township near Cape Town. Rich with the work from the participants of Amazw’Entombi—Voices of the Girls—Burge’s book introduces spirited and talented individuals intent on a better future for all.
