The former president is live from Johannesburg, South Africa to commemorate what would be Mandela’s 100th birthday.

A leader in the fight against South African apartheid, she died surrounded by family members in Johannesburg.

Being a kid during the anti-apartheid movement meant learning, in real time, that the oppression of Black people was global. Akiba Solomon gives thanks for the joy and lightness that the father of South African jazz brought to an intense international struggle. 

The biopic miniseries premieres tonight and stars Laurence Fishburne as the African National Congress leader.

The artist formerly known as Mos Def confirmed his retirement with the announcement of several farewell shows.

For its “Black Lives Matter Everywhere” issue, World Policy Journal takes readers behind the razor wire to see who is being imprisoned around the world.