Nelson Mandela’s legendary fight against South Africa’s apartheid began in his early 30s, around 1950 — two years after the legal mandate for segregation was implemented. Mandela, a young attorney, ...

On December 5th, Nelson Mandela passed away. The anti-apartheid icon was in and out of the hospital throughout the year as he fought a recurring lung infection. As the world comes together to pray for ...

Dec. 5, 2013 — -- intro: Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected president in 1994. The following videos highlight some of the memorable moments from the last ...

Mandela exhibition opens June 13 in Dallas during the World Cup. Free admission at the African American Museum.

Today marks the birthday of former South African president Nelson Mandela. An activist and political prisoner for much of his life, Mandela challenged the authority of Apartheid which segregated based ...

It's worth pausing to consider not only the legacy and achievements of former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who died Thursday, but also the rich musical associations of his life.

PHOENIX — In 1990, Norris Barker was in a bad spot in his life. “I was a bitter person after a divorce and I had a business in Wichita, Kan. and I lost that business,” he said.” I lost all the ...

Nelson Mandela wrote to loved ones while in prison. Dec. 5, 2013 -- In the 27 years that Nelson Mandela spent imprisoned in South Africa, he wrote letters to his loved ones. Razia Saleh of the Nelson ...

The tallest tree catches the hardest wind. That is just one of the life lessons Ndaba Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, the late president of South Africa, shared during a lecture at the Pomfret ...