LIVESTREAM: Barack Obama Gives Speech on Legacy of Nelson Mandela The former president is live from Johannesburg, South Africa to commemorate what would be Mandela’s 100th birthday. Kenrya Rankin Jul 17, 2018 8:25AM EDT
BET's 'Madiba' Brings Nelson Mandela's Anti-Apartheid Struggle to the Small Screen The biopic miniseries premieres tonight and stars Laurence Fishburne as the African National Congress leader. Sameer Rao Feb 1, 2017 10:55AM EST
Obama Poses For a Selfie With World Leaders at Nelson Mandela Memorial But Michelle Obama wasn’t having it. Jamilah King Dec 10, 2013 3:08PM EST
A Struggle's Echo, from South Africa to Brazil Brazil scholar Cheryl Sterling explains how Nelson Mandela’s message has inspired movements for black freedom throughout the diaspora. Cheryl Sterling Dec 8, 2013 11:00AM EST
Mandela and the Black Diaspora Mandela made tangible the native history I was taught to be proud of, but to which I couldn’t always relate. Marjorie Valbrun Dec 8, 2013 10:06AM EST
A Mandela Reading List Honor Mandela’s legacy by learning about the man, his people and the times that created him. Here’s a starting point. Carla Murphy Dec 6, 2013 2:34PM EST
Rinku Sen: What Mandela Taught Us He showed us how to fail epically, fail justly, fail lovingly, so that, in time, we can succeed. Rinku Sen Dec 6, 2013 2:21PM EST
Kendrick Lamar Urges Fans to Join Him in Research of Nelson Mandela Like many of his fans, Lamar is of a generation that came of age years after Mandela’s fight against apartheid and release from prison in 1990. Jamilah King Dec 6, 2013 12:48PM EST
That Time Reagan Vetoed the Anti-Apartheid Act Watch Desmond Tutu break down how wrong the president was to support South Africa’s racist regime. Aura Bogado Dec 6, 2013 11:29AM EST
He Was My Elder, He Was My Brother Black Arts Movement luminary and Third World Press publisher Haki Madhubuti reflects on Nelson Mandela’s legacy. Haki Madhubuti Dec 6, 2013 11:11AM EST
Mandela, the Unapologetic Radical The world’s powerful now mourn an icon, but still avoid facing his politics. Vijay Prashad Dec 6, 2013 9:50AM EST
Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013 As we remember the iconic freedom fighter’s life and legacy, we’re also taking a look back at where it started. Watch one of his first recorded interviews from 1961. Jamilah King Dec 5, 2013 5:10PM EST
Watch Idris Elba Play Nelson Mandela in New Film The film opens in the United States on November 29. Jamilah King Oct 17, 2013 12:16PM EDT
Will Hollywood Tell Nelson Mandela's Story Without a White Co-Pilot? Today’s his birthday. Jamilah King Jul 18, 2013 11:03AM EDT
