On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela, the leader of the movement to end apartheid in South Africa, was released from prison after 27 years. Born in 1918, Mandela joined the African National Congress, ...

Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in what was then known as the Union of South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire. Although the majority of the country’s inhabitants were Black, they ...

On this day in Black history, international peacemaker, humanitarian, voice of reason, and first President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was released from his imprisonment at Victor Verster Prison.

Mandel joins the ranks of historical icons. In a recent interview, Nelson Mandela biographer, Richard Stengel, compared Mandela favorably to George Washington. Stengel, the former Managing Editor of ...

SKOKIE (WLS) -- Nelson Mandela was released from prison 31 years ago, this month. He had spent 27 years behind bars, most of them in a seven-by-eight-foot cell. Today, a new exhibit about Mandela is ...

The collective media genuflection began the moment Nelson Mandela died. Everyone, it seemed, was in agreement: this was a great man, a giant of history, etc. etc. This is partly true, and partly media ...

TODAY anchors, guests and viewers on Friday expressed their condolences and deep reverence for Nelson Mandela and the grace, strength and wisdom he demonstrated throughout a life full of remarkable ...

Superior acting aside, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” feels like a film you watch because you should, not because you want to. To be fair, tackling roughly five decades in the life of an iconic ...

In April 1994, the world watched as millions of South Africans — most of them jubilant, but many wary — cast their ballots in that nation's first multiracial election. The outcome: Nelson Mandela ...

On Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month, the miniseries Madiba premieres on BET. Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actor Laurence Fishburne portrays Nelson Mandela in the series, which ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The grandson of legendary civil rights leader and Nobel Prize winner Nelson Mandela is coming to Norfolk State University. The university said Ndaba Mandela will speak on Wednesday, Jan ...

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Nelson Mandela‘s release from prison, a great day in black history. After spending 27 long and undeserved years behind bars, Mandela, who would go on to become ...