Before the passing for Nelson Mandela the movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom was release November 28, 2013. The film is a autobiographical depiction of Mandela fight for freedom during the apartheid. The movie start with the early life of Mandela showing the journey of his life up until his particiation in the anti-apartheid movement. Nelson Mandela who is played by actor Idris Elba show the fight that Mandela dedicated his life to for equality within South Africa. During the majority of Mandela's fight he was married to Winnie who was played my Naomie Harris. Winnie was a large influence within the anti-aparthied movement supporting her then husband. This movie also shows Mandela's political power within South African and gaining equality for the Africans.
Mandela's mission was all about equality but after his death will that stay in place. The LGBT community is worried that the government will change the laws of homosexual equality mirroring the other country on the continent of Africa. South Africa was one of the places in the world that opened the door for the LGBT community. In 1996 South Africa created law a law banning discrimination do to sexual orientation. And in 2006 laws passed for the rights of same sex marriages in South Africa. Mandela was not alway comfortable with homosexuality but stood for equality for all.
Obama and Prime Ministers take Selfie during Mandela's Funeral
President Obama, Michelle Obama, David Cameron, and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Photo By: New York Post
Can you believe that President Obama is taking a selfie at Mandela's funeral? During the eulogy of Nelson Mandela President Obama was caught taking a picture of himself with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning. President Obama was sitting between the Prime Ministers and his wife Michelle Obama. The eulogy had 91 world leader including the President and the two Prime Minister. Michelle shown in the picture above look agitated as she should due to the inappropriate behavior of her husband and the other two leader. Other reporters are claiming the Michelle was not only upset about the picture during the eulogy but also about the flirting that was going on between the President and Helle. Both were laughing and whispering to on another during the service. Michelle is not the only one that found this to be inappropriate on British political columnist Iain Martian from Daily Telegraph blogged these quotes: “Why do Cameron and Obama feel the need to behave like idiots?” “Why let a fuddy-duddy thing like manners get in the way of a social media opportunity, where we can put ourselves at the center of everything, clowning around like Muppets.” Other civilians express the same kinds of concern through different social media outlet like Twitter, shocked that world leader will take a picture during the time that everyone is grieving for the great leader Nelson Mandela. http://newsbusters.org/blogs/randy-hall/2013/12/15/photographer-obama-selfie-shot-mandela-funeral-ashamed-mankind http://nypost.com/2013/12/10/michelle-annoyed-by-obamas-selfie-at-mandela-memorial/
Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tamboo
by: New York Times
One of Mandela's partner Oliver Tamboo was being recogized for his contributions within the anti- apartheid movement. While Mandela was jail Tamboo and other member fighting for equality carried on the mission of Mandela's life which was equality for all. Tamboo during the burial of Mandela reflected to the people who died during the fight for equality. Most of those people were foot solider who fought the military during the 1980s. Those foot solider were buried along the surrounding land closes to were Mandela was land to rest. These people were brave and also depicted in the new movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. The movie is a autobiographical movie showing Mandela's journey to equality for South Africa. One of the strategies that Mandela had to win this fight was to create a army fighting against the government army. The government army killed thousand of Africans during the apartheid and jailed many people that spoke against the government.
December 15, 2013 South Africa watch on the hill of Qunu for Nelson Mandela burial. Nelson Mandela was being bury in his native land among royalty, celebrities, and more. Mandela's funeral which was a frenzy with President Obama's selfie and the fake sign language. People can together to remember the legacy of Mandela. There were people stand on the hills like in the photo above showing people of different races showing there respects to Mandela. There were broadcast news reporter reporting the burial of Mandela. At the burial there were Mandela's family members as well as other anti-apartheid leaders, military, government official and more. His coughien was flown by military helicopter cover with the South African Flag.
Many people of the deaf community have been offended by the scan of the fake sign language interpret during Nelson Mandela's funeral. Thamsanga Jantjie the fake interpreter who was hired by the African National Congress to interpret for speakers during the funeral. Thamsanga who claimed that he was not able to interpret because an schizophrenic episode that he is medicated for. Thamsanga was not apologetic for is act he actually said that he was happy with his performs due to his circumstances. There have been people within the deaf community that have spoke out about this and there also have been people that made video like the one shown above of someone actually translating the speeches in actual sign language.
Thursday December 5, 2013 one of the greatest leaders of the the 20th and 21st century has passed away. NelsonRolihlahla Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist leader within South Africa from the 1950s until the 1990s when he was able to work with government officials to end the apartheid.
Nelson Mandela By: Google
Nelson Mandela was born as Rolihlahla Mandela in the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei. Mandela was born July 18, 1918 to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela the principal counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo. At the age of 12 Mandela's father died forcing him to be a ward of Jongintaba. When in secondary school Mandela's teacher gave him the name Nelson. After secondary school Mandela went to the University College of Fort Harte where he was expelled for a student protest. After the expulsion Mandela attend and graduated 1943 from University of South Africa with his BA. After getting his education he went to work as a lawyer defending Africans civil cases against the apartheid. This started his mission for equality for the people in Africa. Mandela joined the NCA leading strikes and protest for about fifteen year. This end after the Sharpeville Massacre where the military killed sixty-nine unarmed protesters. After this Mandela and the other NCA member created a army to fight against the government. This act land Mandela into prison in 1962 for a life sentence. Priory to his sentencing Mandela refuse to stand as his own lawyer with the mission to die for what he believed in, at that time Mandela charges could have sentence him to dead. But he was sent to Robben Island to send the rest of his life. During his time there he taught the other prisoner forming a larger anti-apatheid following. After the late 1980's the South African government worked with Mandela to end the apartheid law. In 1990 Mandela was released from prison where he stood as a National leader in May 1994 Mandela was elected the first African South African President. Mandela only served on term but continue his mission for equality in the LGBT and AIDs communities. http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/05/world/africa/nelson-mandela/
