Steve Biko left an indelible mark on South African politics and history. Sowetan/AFF via Getty Images
by Jacob Dlamini, Princeton University
What happens when death becomes the...
Winnie Madikizela Mandela and Nelson Mandela were mythologized for the greater good. Shawn Walker/Getty Images
by Jonny Steinberg, Yale University
Political history scholar Jonny Steinberg’s 2023...
Young jobless South African graduates protest outside the Union Buildings, the seat of government, in Pretoria. Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images
by Gemma Ware, The...
Nelson Mandela revisiting his cell at Robben Island prison. The image was sold to support his charitable causes. Louise Gubb/Corbis via Getty Images
by Duane Jethro,...
President Barack Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize, Dec. 10, 2009. AP Photo/File
by Andrew Blum, University of San Diego
The Norwegian Nobel Committee is set to...
*Nelson Mandela’s 24-year-old grandson, Mbuso Mandela, has been charged with raping a 15-year-old girl at a restaurant in Johannesburg.
Media reports say the victim was...
ZURICH (AP) _ Swiss prosecutors opened criminal proceedings into FIFA's awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, only hours after seven soccer officials...
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Willie Barrow, a front-line civil rights fighter for decades and a mentor to younger generations of activists, died Thursday...
Week of Feb. 11-17
February 11
1644—Eleven Blacks confront the ruling Council of New Netherlands (later New York) with a petition demanding their freedom. This was...
