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Showing posts with label ANC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ANC. Show all posts
Friday, May 30, 2014
Monday, July 15, 2013
MANDELA: A CELEBRATION
MANDELA: A CELEBRATION
Now through Saturday, July 20, 2013
PROGRAM LOCATIONS:
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (Map and directions)
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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| 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | CLOSED |
Partially accessible to wheelchairs
Nelson Mandela in 1937
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will mark Nelson Mandela’s birthday and Nelson Mandela International Day (July 18) with six days of commemoration.
Mandela: A Celebration is a special exhibit celebrating his life-long dedication to human rights and social justice in South Africa and worldwide. On display from the Schomburg Center’s extensive collections will be photographs, posters, buttons, videos, and unique documents highlighting Mandela’s journey from political activist to president of South Africa.
Join the global community in paying homage to a man who inspired many to make the world a better place. For more information, please visit: Mandela Day.
Monday, July 1, 2013
NELSON MANDELA AND PAN AFRICANISM
President Obama recently remarked ... "And what Nelson Mandela also stood for is that the well-being of the country is more important than the interests of any one person," Obama continued. "George Washington is admired because after two terms he said enough, I'm going back to being a citizen. There were no term limits, but he said I'm a citizen. I served my time. And it's time for the next person, because that's what democracy is about. And Mandela similarly was able to recognize that, despite how revered he was, that part of this transition process was greater than one person."
While we mostly get what Obama was saying, the analogy by using George Washington was akin to putting your "foot in your mouth" because George Washington, the first President of the United States, was a slave owner for practically all of his life.
It's always tricky business when Americans praise Nelson Mandela, the most famous of all nationalist African leaders. You have to be careful not to put your "foot in your mouth" or show ignorance about what Nelson Mandela really stood for, and his embrace of Pan Africanism. Most folks don't even know what Pan Africanism is or its history.
Pan Africanism:
"Initially an anti-slavery and anti-colonial movement amongst black people of Africa and the Diaspora in the late nineteenth century, the aims of Pan-Africanism have evolved through the ensuing decades.
"Initially an anti-slavery and anti-colonial movement amongst black people of Africa and the Diaspora in the late nineteenth century, the aims of Pan-Africanism have evolved through the ensuing decades.
Pan-Africanism has covered calls for African unity (both as a continent and as a people), nationalism, independence, political and economic cooperation, and historical and cultural awareness (especially for Afrocentric versus Eurocentric interpretations)."**********************************************************************************
Of Interest - Welcome Home:
Steve Harvey, in comical fashion, talked about his visit to Africa, and how he was greeted. African Americans are often welcomed home (when they visit Africa) ... Africa is the ancestral home to many.
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Related:
Keep up with current news on Mandela HERE
Don't Miss the Pan African Film Festival (July 18 - July 20, 2013)
Nelson Mandela (biography)
Who is Nelson Mandela? Video
Pan Africanism (Wikipedia)
African Union
Pan-Africanism for a New Generation.-Professor Horace Campbell Part 1 (VIDEO)
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 3
VIDEO 4
What is Pan-Africanism? by Alistair Boddy-Evans
Pan Africanism Today
The African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean World
(1962) Nelson Mandela, "Address at the Conference of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa”
Nelson Mandela: Obama praises his vision of equality and opportunity July 1, 2013
Up to Mandela’s Legacy: ‘The World Will Be Watching What You Do’ by Mary Bruce, June 30, 2013
Obama Compares Nelson Mandela to George Washington by Jonathan Karl, June 29, 2013
George Washington and Slavery
Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)
African American & African Studies at UC Davis
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