Nelson Mandela

Cuba’s Antonio Maceo: A revolutionary legacy

The Cuban Revolution took place on Jan. 1, 1959, led by Fidel Castro's rebel army, which victoriously entered the capital…

March 14, 2014

New York tribute to Mandela and Cuba

By Cheryl LaBash and Monica Moorehead Harlem, N.Y. — A special tribute to the great freedom fighter Nelson Mandela was…

February 12, 2014

President Raúl Castro: ‘ Mandela is an unsurpassable example for Latin America and the Caribbean’

Taken from a speech given by Army Gen. Raúl Castro Ruz, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, at…

December 21, 2013

‘Mandela, sanitized’

Taken from a Dec. 8 audio column recorded by political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal on prisonradio.org. He was born Rolihlahla in…

December 21, 2013

Leonard Peltier: ‘Apartheid exists in America’

Taken from a Dec. 5 statement which can be read in its entirety at Native News Online at tinyurl.com/q7rcsnp. Political…

December 21, 2013

Statement of the South African Communist Party on Nelson Mandela

“The true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.” Last night, the millions of the people of South Africa,…

December 6, 2013

Cuban 5 tribute to Mandela

Just after an extended period of time in lockdown, one of the Cuban Five political prisoners inside the U.S., Hero…

December 6, 2013

Tribute from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) to Nelson Mandela

Dec. 5 — The Congress of South African Trade Unions joins all South Africans, and millions more all over the…

December 6, 2013

Tributes to South African hero, Nelson Mandela

Dec. 6 — We in Workers World join the billions who are grieving for Nelson Mandela, who died on Dec.…

December 6, 2013

Tributes to South African hero, Nelson Mandela, at 95

Former Republic of South African President Nelson Mandela turned 95 while being treated at a hospital near Pretoria. Mandela, who…

July 23, 2013