Nelson Mandela, who died yesterday at age 95, was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who served as President of South Africa from 1994-1999.
On Thursday, December, 5th, the world began to mourn the passing of the legendary South African revolutionary Nelson Mandela.
By Chris Kromm
In 1994, at a speech celebrating his inauguration as the first black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela glanced over to Coretta Scott King and echoed the words of her slain husband’s address at the March on Washington more than 30 years earlier: “Free at last, free at last!”
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by PATRICK BOND
The death of Nelson Mandela, at age 95 on 5 December 2013, brings genuine sadness. As his health deteriorated over the past six months, many asked the more durable question: how did he change South Africa?
Next week’s cover, “Madiba,” was drawn by the artist Kadir Nelson.
by The New Yorker A look back at Mandela’s life, from his days as an activist in apartheid-era South Africa to his Presidency.
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
Are establishment black “civil rights organizations” like the NAACP, the National Action Network and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund really opposed to mass incarceration and the prison state?
In 2012 US Census Bureau estimated 44,456,009 African Americans in the United States meaning that 14.1% of the total American population of 313.9 Million is Black.
by Joshua Rothman Over the years, The New Yorker has been lucky enough to chronicle glimpses of Mandela’s life.
By Kevin Edmonds
Given the current controversy surrounding the extent of the U.S. drone program and targeted killings, it is important to revisit that in the summer of 2012, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency announced
NIGERIAN TAPPED AS LEADER BY FORBES MAGAZINE
Dec. 3 (GIN) – For adapting new technologies to address the financial needs of farmers, Nigerian Minister of Agriculture Akinwumi Adesina was tapped as the Forbes Man of the Year 2013.