Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Born to the World & Forever in Our Hearts

The world mourns the death and jubilantly celebrates the life and legacy of the father of South Africa’s democracy – Nelson Mandela.

Join us for an opportunity to personally reflect and memorialize Nelson Mandela. His life has not only transformed South Africa, it has change the world. We are all beneficiaries of his legacy.

The discussion is guided by the eminent scholar and author, Alton B. Pollard, III, dean and professor of religion and culture at Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, D.C.

Dean Pollard's writings include Mysticism and Social Change: The Social Witness of Howard Thurman (Peter Lang Publishing, 1992); “How Long This Road”: Race, Religion, and the Legacy of C. Eric Lincoln (coedited with Love Henry Whelchel Jr., Palgrave Macmillan, 2003). Pollard is an associate minister of Covenant Baptist UCC Church in Washington, D.C.

Note: You are invited to visit the Moorland-Spingarn Collection located on the Howard University Campus. The collection includes the incredible South African photography exhibit, "Nelson Mandela: Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, Statesman"

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