Street artist Shepard Fairey left an indelible mark on popular culture with his iconic Barack Obama "Hope" image. Now, Fairey has immortalized another one of his heroes, the late human rights activist and South African president Nelson Mandela, with an eight-story mural in his honor.
Hip-hop is mourning the passing of freedom fighter Nelson Mandela. In light of the South African leader's death yesterday, Kendrick Lamar urges his fans to learn about him.
Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa who steered Africans through the continent's tense transition from apartheid to democracy two decades ago, passed away Thursday (Nov. 5) after battling an ongoing infection in his lungs. He was 95 years old.
Yesterday, the world lost an icon who fought for peace and equality for all during his lifetime. Nelson Mandela passed at the age of 95 in his home in South Africa yesterday morning.
Longtime civil-rights leader and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela died Thursday due to complications from a lung infection. He was 95 years old.
Nelson Mandela, the man who stood firm against apartheid and served 27 years in complete isolation from the world, is 94 years old today. To celebrate his life and accomplishments in South Africa, a group called Prezence Digital created a video around a single premise: Would Nelson Mandela have served 27 years in prison if he and others had access to the same technology, social media platforms and
It should come as no huge surprise that a poll of more than 50,000 people in 25 different countries would find Nelson Mandela the most respected and trusted person in the world.
But the next spot may be a bit more surprising.
Nelson Mandela's greatest pleasure, his most private moment, is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky playing. Locked up in his cell during daylight hours, deprived of music, both these simple pleasures were denied him for decades...