Tonight UAO Executive Director Alie Kabba speaks to Funeka Sihlali, a South African immigrant to Chicago. Funeka arrived in Chicago in the 1970s and has been a long-time contributor to the South African and African community in Chicago. 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), the party that spearheaded the struggle against apartheid and was elected to government in 1994 under the leadership of Nelson Mandela. Celebrations will take place this weekend all around South Africa and the world. Funeka will talk about the history of the liberation struggle in South Africa about what is planned for the ANC Centenary in Chicago on Friday January 6-Sunday January 8, 2012.
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