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How South Africa has changed 30 years after apartheid
The Economist· 2 days agoNelson Mandela voted for the first time in his life on April 27th 1994 in Inanda, a poor area on the...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
Will Donald Trump Go to Jail for Violating the Hush Money Trial Gag Order?
Vanity Fair· 4 days agoUnless you’ve been living on another planet that mercifully prohibits any news of Donald Trump, you...
There’s One Part of Brittney Griner’s Account of Life in Russian Prison That Really Stands Out
Slate· 10 hours agoAt one point in Coming Home, Griner’s new memoir of her forced stay in Russia for most of 2022, the...
Today in History: May 2, Nelson Mandela claims victory in first democratic South Africa elections -...
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoIn 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Va.; he died eight days later. In 1890, the Oklahoma ...
Today in History: May 9, Nelson Mandela chosen to lead South Africa
Houston Chronicle· 5 days agoToday is Thursday, May 9, the 130th day of 2024. On May 9, 1994, South Africa’s newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country’s first ...
Today in History: May 2, Nelson Mandela claims victory in first democratic South Africa elections
Houston Chronicle· 3 days agoToday is Thursday, May 2, the 123rd day of 2024. On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africa’s first democratic elections ...
Today in History: May 9, Nelson Mandela chosen to lead South Africa
The News-Times· 5 days agoToday is Thursday, May 9, the 130th day of 2024. On May 9, 1994, South Africa’s newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country’s first ...
30 years of democracy in South Africa
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 6 days agoThis weekend marks 30 years since Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa, officially ending the country's era of apartheid. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with journalist Redi Thlabi.
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
theGrio via AOL· 4 hours agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...