Posts Tagged ‘nelson mandela’

Kanye should never have apologized to Bush

Kanye should never have apologized to Bush
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action One of the proudest moments in my life as a political observer was when Kanye West did something that almost no other artist or entertainer would be astute or courageous enough to do.  In 2005, as people were dying in the streets...
November 12th, 2010 | African Americans, Featured, Talk About Race | Read More

Nelson Mandela was a man of poetry

Nelson Mandela was a man of poetry
One of the poems that gave me strength over these many years has become the title of a movie by Clint Eastwood. Starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, the movie is out this week.   The poem that inspired Mandela was, “Invictus,” by the English poet William Ernest Henley, and it was in a book...
December 21st, 2009 | Culture | Read More