LIVE VIDEO: Nelson Mandela Memorial Service
This is the official national memorial service for former president Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday December 5, 2013, at the age of 95. An estimated 90 world leaders and additional members of...
View ArticleObama Urges World: Act On Mandela Legacy (VIDEO)
President Obama spoke of former South African President Nelson Mandela’s legacy of making peace by getting them to trust each other. Obama spoke at the memorial for Mandela in Johannesburg, South...
View ArticleCelebrities Arrive For Mandela Memorial (VIDEO)
Charlize Theron, Naomi Campbell, Bono plus President Barack Obama and Winnie Mandela are among those who arrived to pay their respects at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela. (Dec. 10)
View ArticlePresident Obama Shakes Hands With Cuba’s Castro At Mandela Service
Source: Erin McClam / NBC News Briefly laying aside differences hardened over decades, President Barack Obama on Tuesday shook the hand of the president of Cuba at the memorial service for Nelson...
View ArticlePresident Obama Snaps A Selfie At Mandela’s Memorial Service
Source: Caitlin Dewey / The Washington Post Fresh off the latest round of controversy regarding when and where it’s appropriate to take a photo of yourself, President Obama, British Prime Minister...
View ArticleRandall Robinson Reflects On Nelson Mandela’s Life
Roland Martin talks with Randall Robinson, founder of TransAfrica, about Nelson Mandela’s legacy.
View ArticleDesmond Tutu’s Home Robbed During Mandela Memorial
Source: AP / New York Post JOHANNESBURG — Police in South Africa say retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s home was robbed while he was away to attend a memorial honoring Nelson Mandela. A statement...
View ArticleGiant Nelson Mandela Statue Has A Quirk That Angers South Africans
Source: AP / CBS News JOHANNESBURG - A new, 29.5-foot sculpture of Nelson Mandela is billed as the biggest statue of the South African leader. It also has a tiny, barely visible quirk: a sculpted...
View ArticleNelson Mandela Leaves Nothing To Ex-Wife Winnie In His Will
Nelson Mandela’s will benefits charities, schools and his former party the ANC, but he left nothing to his former wife Winnie. Rohit Kachroo reports. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news,...
View ArticleNewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Pres. Obama Says The Economy Is On The Rebound, Do...
This weekend at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards Dinner and on CBS’s 60 “Minutes,” President Barack Obama touted the economic recovery in the United States. Monday on “NewsOne...
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