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NELSON MANDELA BIRTHDAY
BLACK VOICES
Google's Mandela Doodle Is Their Best To Date
By
Jessica Dickerson
IMPACT
What a Drive Through Mandela's Homeland Taught Me About Water
By
Robyn Beavers
, Contributor
Senior Vice President and Founder of Station A Group at NRG En...
I arrived in Mandela's homeland thinking I had something to offer, but left feeling like I had just been given an education by some wiser friends.
RELIGION
Celebrating Nelson Mandela as a 'Jewel of India'
By
Varun Soni
, Contributor
Dean of Religious Life at USC
As the world celebrates his 95th birthday this week, many countries and communities claim him as one of their own, including India and Indians, who have a long history and unique relationship with him.
ENTERTAINMENT
Top 15 Song Tributes to Madiba in Honor of Mandela Day
By
Kristi York Wooten
, Contributor
Music Journalist and Founder of SustenanceGroup.org, Focused o...
Nelson Mandela, whose July 18th birthday is known and celebrated worldwide as Mandela Day, is hugely influential and inspirational to musicians, who've found it easy to wrap poetry and melodies around the leader's tragic and triumphant life since.
IMPACT
Mandela Day: Give Just 67 Minutes
By
Richard Branson
, Contributor
Founder, Virgin Group
July 18 is known around the globe as Mandela Day -- a celebration of the wonderful Nelson Mandela, his tireless struggle for human dignity and his lifelong commitment to pursue the greater good.
IMPACT
LOOK: Ways To Give Back On Nelson Mandela Day
By
Nader Salass
BLACK VOICES
WATCH: Nelson Mandela's Granddaughters Discuss His Condition
By
Alexandra Schuster
BLACK VOICES
How The World Plans To Celebrate Mandela's 95th Birthday
CULTURE
The Week In Culture
By
Hallie Sekoff
BLACK VOICES
We Call Him Madiba
By
Lira
, Contributor
Award Winning Singer/Song Writer
The rest of the world knows him as Nelson Mandela. We, as South Africans, choose to call him Madiba, his Xhosa clan name. Since I was a young girl growing up in the Daveyton township in Johannesburg's East Rand, Madiba has always been my hero.
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World Celebrates As Mandela Turns 93
By
Steven Hoffer
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