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This February BET is honoring the legacy of the iconic civil rights leader Nelson Mandela with an epic three-part miniseries titled Madiba. Nelson Mandela was also...
South Africa’s deaf federation is claiming that the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela‘s memorial service was in fact a phony. Concerns were raised...
Radio One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes[1] (pictured left) has issued a statement on the passing of South African icon Nelson Mandela[2] (pictured), discussing the time she had dinner with Madiba at Rev. Jesse Jackson’s home. “The world has lost a tremendous life force with the passing of Nelson Mandela, but has gained a legacy of commitment and struggle for justice and freedom. We mourn his departure, but celebrate his life as direct beneficiaries of his commitment and sacrifice. Nelson Mandela left the world in far better condition than it had been on the day of his birth, and we shall remain eternally grateful. The high point of my career and life was the evening I had dinner with him through the facilitation of Rev. Jesse Jackson. It was a fund-raiser at Rev. Jackson’s home, and he graciously seated me next to Babba Mandela, with my son seated directly behind us. To spend several hours in his presence, in the presence of God filled good, in the presence of compassion and f ...
