Biography & Wikipedia
Keorapetse William Kgositsile, better known by his pen name Bra Willie, was a South African Tswana poet, journalist, and political activist. Kgositsile lived in exile in the United States from 1962 until 1975, at the height of his literary career. He conducted substantial research on African-American literature and culture, becoming particularly interested in jazz.
Age and birthday
Keorapetse Kgositsile is 84 years old and he was born on 19 September 1938.
Height and weight
Keorapetse Kgositsile was 6 ft 2 inches tall and weighed 85kg.
Nationality & Ethnicity
Keorapetse Kgositsile was South African by nationality and he was of Tswana descent.
Education
Keorapetse Kgositsile went to Madibane High School in Johannesburg, as well as other schools throughout the country. Kgositsile attended several colleges, starting with Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he “spent a lot of time in the library trying to read as much black literature as I could lay my hands on.”
Political party and views
Kgositsile was a prominent African National Congress member.
Parents and siblings
Keorapetse Kgositsile was born in a predominantly white area of Johannesburg and grew up in a small shack at the back of a house in a predominantly white neighborhood that his mother rented.
Wife and children
Keorapetse Kgositsile was married twice and divorced. Baleka Mbete and Cheryl Harris were Kgositsile’s wives. Keorapetse Kgositsile had 6 children.
Salary and net worth
Keorapetse Kgositsile earned $1 million per year and he had an estimated net worth of $10 million.
Social media: Instagram & Twitter
Keorapetse kgositsile’s Instagram handle is @joedavispoetry and his Twitter handle is unknown.
