South African President Nelson Mandela, right, shakes hands with Namibian President Sam Nujoma at the presidential residence ...

Ruth Simmons talks about how her upbringing and life experiences illustrate a determination to overcome obstacles and the transforming power of education ...

Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. During a recent interview with The Sunday Times, ...

“In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk ... 27 years in prison before serving as the first Black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in ... in prison before serving as the first Black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela died in 2013 at the age ...

Idris Elba says he ‘heard strange noise’s during his night in a South African prison to prepare for his Nelson ... as the first Black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela ...

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, and was known as ...

Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela ... served as the first Black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela died in ...