Black gospel music traveled across the globe and brought its healing force as Grammy Award-winning gospel star Kirk Franklin performed at the memorial service for freedom fighter and anti-apartheid heroNelson Mandela today, Dec. 10. The memorial was held in the FNB football stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa before an estimated crowd of 90, 000 who braved the […]
Celebrating one of his personal heroes, President Barack Obama praised Nelson Mandela as the last great liberator of the 20th century, urging the world to carry on his legacy by fighting inequality, poverty and discrimination. At a memorial service in Johannesburg, Obama compared the former South African President to Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln. He […]
Presidents and prime ministers, celebrities and royals joined tens of thousands of South Africans to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, in a memorial service celebrating a man seen as a global symbol of reconciliation. In what has been billed as one of the largest gatherings of global leaders in recent history, world leaders […]
Tens of thousands of South Africans, dozens of presidents and prime ministers, celebrities and street sweepers all headed to the same place: a stadium in Johannesburg to honor Nelson Mandela at a memorial service on Tuesday. Despite the rain, crowds clapped, sang and danced as they began arriving at the FNB stadium. Many waved […]
It’s a moment for the ages. Tens of thousands of South Africans, dozens of presidents and prime ministers, celebrities and street sweepers are all heading to the same place: a stadium in Johannesburg, where they’ll honor Nelson Mandela at a memorial service on Tuesday. With 91 heads of state attending, security will be […]
President Barack Obama has taken off for South Africa to attend a national memorial service for Nelson Mandela. Obama and his wife, Michelle, boarded Air Force One under cold, rainy skies this morning for the long flight. Former President George W. Bush was already on board, along with former first ladies Laura Bush and […]
