PICKENS, S.C. (AP)- Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark says he won’t lower the flag outside the sheriff’s office to half-staff to honor Nelson Mandela because the South African civil rights leader was not a United States citizen. Clark made the announcement Friday on his Facebook page, writing “Nelson Mandela did great things for his country […]
Dr. Maya Angelou, a living legend among us, has delivered a powerful, gripping tribute to Nelson Mandela on behalf of the American people. Released by…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top-selling Dutch newspaper has apologized for a story on its website that linked the death of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela with a controversial black-face character in the traditional Dutch celebration of Sinterklaas. In the opening sentence of an article collating reactions to Mandela’s death, De Telegraaf said Friday that […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou, who first met Nelson Mandela in the early 1960s, praised him as a great man worthy of comparison to another icon she knew, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “Our planet has lost a friend,” the author and poet said Friday during a telephone interview. Angelou was a journalist […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — He was with Nelson Mandela during all those years the anti-apartheid icon was imprisoned on Robben Island. And, like millions around the world, he has been hit hard by Mandela’s death. Yet this South African was not one of Mandela’s fellow prisoners. Christo Brand was his jailer. Such was […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela wasn’t on life support and had many family members and doctors close by in his final hours, a family friend who was at his bedside said Sunday. Bantu Holomisa told The Associated Press that he had been called to Mandela’s home on Thursday by the family so he could visit […]
One of the most loved and kind hearted human beings has left this world. And while you think you know him from books, movies, and…
One of the most loved and kind hearted human beings has left this world. And while you think you know him from books, movies, and interviews. There are still little hidden gems about Nelson Mandela that you should know. Listen to audio player to hear “The D.L. Hughley Show” share the top ten things you […]
The world lis still trying to wrap its head around the loss of South African civil rights leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela meant so much to…
Following the sad news that South African leader Nelson Mandela had died, the world reacted with words of mourning and remembrance for his life and…
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 6, 2013 – Radio One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes issues the following on statement in recognition of the passing of Nelson Mandela. “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 […]
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 6, 2013 – Radio One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes issues the following on statement in recognition of the passing of Nelson Mandela. “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 […]
