Nelson Mandela: Last News

Prince Harry is set to deliver a speech at the United Nations (UN) later today to mark Nelson Mandela International Day. Piers Morgan, 57, questioned the royal's address to the General Assembly after it was announced the Duke of Sussex will discuss the legacy of the South African apartheid.Meghan Markle, 40, and Prince Harry, 37, are expected to be in New York today to celebrate the historic anti-apartheid activist and former South African President Nelson Mandela.The royal will deliver a keynote speech during a two-hour-long informal meeting of the General Assembly, the UN announced on their website.Piers has since taken to Twitter and questioned Prince Harry's appearance, in view of his 7.9 million followers.The Uncensored presenter retweeted an article that read: "Britain’s Prince Harry will address the U.N.

Ozark and Stranger Things, Netflix is bringing in the month of June with some nostalgic comedy shows, plenty of stand-up specials, and some classics in Black culture.This June, films such as Soul Plane and The Player’s Club will be available to stream on the 1st.

EXCLUSIVE: YouTube has ordered five new original projects as part of its Black Voices Fund.

Richard Wagner, whose three-decade career as a correspondent for CBS News included covering the war in Vietnam and numerous other conflicts around the world, has died. He was 85.

Piers Morgan’s new TalkTV show Uncensored aired tonight, opening almost immediately with a clip from Ricky Gervais, 60.The comedian sarcastically wished Piers luck, as the 57-year-old journalist thanked him with equal amounts of sarcasm. Sitting in his new studio, Piers kicked off his new show tonight in unsurprisingly bold fashion. Welcoming in viewers from around the world, he began by comparing himself to South African revolutionary and peace symbol Nelson Mandela.“As Nelson Mandela might have said… It's been a long walk to freedom of speech,” Piers said.  “But now, I’m back… With a nightly forum for fabulous guests, fearless debate. And, yes… Some fun!”He then turned his attention to After Life star Ricky who appeared in a brief cameo.Piers continued: “In fact, just before we came on air tonight, I received this wonderfully sincere good luck message from the world’s funniest man.”Ricky then appeared on the screen looking utterly unimpressed. He said: “The producers of Piers Morgan's new show contacted me and asked me if I'd like to be a guest.

a nationwide book ban sweeping America’s school districts, primarily fueled by conservatives who are targeting books mostly by and about minorities, especially LGBTQ and Black people.Over the last nine months 1145 books have been removed from school classrooms and libraries in 86 school districts, a PEN America report finds. They cover a wide range, including books about Rosa Parks, Dr.

Netflix will release its latest project from Africa, the action thriller Silverton Siege, to coincide with South Africa’s Freedom Day on April 27.

Naman Ramachandran “Silverton Siege,” an action thriller inspired by the real life incident that sparked the global Free Mandela movement, is being added to Netflix. The film is directed by noted South African filmmaker Mandla Dube (“Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu”) and stars Thabo Rametsi, Noxolo Dlamini and Stefan Erasmus.Set in 1980, Rametsi, Dlamini and Erasmus portray the Silverton Siege trio – three young freedom fighters with nothing left to lose.

Speaking about her role, Helen explained: “I swore to myself that I would never play a character that is described as the long-suffering, but she is, and she is a great character.”The Oscar-winning performer continued: “This turned out to be Roger Michell's last film.“He was a great film director and I think it is wonderful to have this as his last because it is very funny, but at the same time it has great emotional depth.”Helen is also set to star as former Israeli prime minister, Golda Meir, in the upcoming biopic Golda.However, the casting of Helen for the role attracted some controversy.Fellow actor Maureen Lipman claimed Helen should not play a Jewish character as she is not Jewish herself.Speaking about the choice of casting, she explained: "With that, I disagree because the Jewishness of the character is so integral.“I’m sure she will be marvellous, but it would never be allowed for Ben Kingsley to play Nelson Mandela."You just couldn’t even go there," she told The Jewish Chronicle last month.Maureen later clarified her remarks, stressing that they were aimed at the casting team and not Helen.She said: "I have nothing against Helen playing it."My query is should the casting directors have looked first, and maybe they did, at Bette Midler or Streisand or Jennifer Connelly or Scarlett Johansson… or Tracey Ullman?"Helen admitted that she had also pondered whether she would be right for the role and addressed her concerns with director Guy Nattiv.She said: "It was certainly a question that I had before I accepted the role."I said, ‘Look Guy, I’m not Jewish, and if you want to think about that and decide to go in a different direction, no hard feelings.

Educating Rita actor Lipman had previously told how she was uncomfortable with Mirren, who is not Jewish, playing Meir.Speaking about the choice of casting, she said: "With that, I disagree because the Jewishness of the character is so integral.“I’m sure she will be marvellous, but it would never be allowed for Ben Kingsley to play Nelson Mandela."You just couldn’t even go there," she told The Jewish Chronicle last month.However, Lipman later addressed her comments, clarifying that they were aimed at the casting team and not Mirren.She said: "I have nothing against Helen playing it."My query is should the casting directors have looked first, and maybe they did, at Bette Midler or Streisand or Jennifer Connelly or Scarlett Johansson… or Tracey Ullman?"The biopic is set during the Yom Kippur war in 1973 and focuses on Meir who was Israel's prime minister between 1969 and 1974.

Michelle Obama is sharing stories of individuals who are making a difference in communities across the country. She shared a black and white photo by Chicago based photographer Antonio Dickey and wrote, “This is a month of celebration—a time to not only reflect on the heroes in our history books, but to honor the Black people who are quietly working every day to improve and enrich our communities right here and now.” “Today, I’m starting with Antonio Dickey,” she continued.The photo Michelle shared was taken by Dickey when she spoke with students at a school resource event in 1991. “Back then, I was just Michelle Robinson, an assistant to Mayor Daley at City Hall,” she wrote.

health delays — Elton John is resuming his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour.His retirement tour began in 2018, but due to a series of postponements, he was forced into a performance hiatus.But now, the 74-year-old British singer is back on the road and played at the Crescent City in New Orleans on Wednesday night.“Wow, we haven’t played a show since the 6th of March 2020. This is a new experience for us, I’ve never had this amount of time off in my life … playing music, well at least since I was 17 years of age,” the “Tiny Dancer” singer said to the New Orleans audience, who hung onto their coveted tickets for 745 days.“I can’t thank you enough for being so patient,” he continued.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVTwo months after Jenny Slate announced she would no longer voice the character of Missy on “Big Mouth,” the Netflix animated puberty comedy has found her replacement: writer, producer, comedian and actor Ayo Edebiri.“I was definitely a very uncomfortable child, so I think the show speaks to that and a lot of those feelings, which still resonate with me as an adult,” Edebiri tells Variety. “I’m back home in my childhood bedroom right now and on my bookshelf in between ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ is Bill Clinton’s autobiography and Nelson Mandela’s autobiography and a translation of ‘The Iliad’ in Latin.

News of Harry Enfield 's reported split from his wife comes just weeks after he was embroiled in a furious race row.

Rapper Kanye West posted a series of tweets late on Monday claiming his wife was trying to have him locked up on medical grounds, comparing himself to Nelson Mandela and suggesting the movie “Get Out” was based on his own life.

«Ambassador Mandela passed away in the early hours of today, 13 July 2020, in a Johannesburg hospital,» Ramaphosa said in a statement.The cause of her death was not immediately revealed.She had been designated to become South Africa's envoy to Liberia after her stint in Copenhagen, which started in 2015.She was born and raised in Soweto and was educated both at home and in neighbouring Swaziland.Zindzi grew up while her father was incarcerated by the apartheid regime for 27 years.Like her parents, she was involved in the liberation struggle and was an active member of the African National Congress (ANC).One of her most prominent moments was in 1985 when she read out — in front of a huge crowd of ANC supporters at a stadium — a letter in

It’s Freedom Day today! The day 26 years ago when all South African’s voted for the 1st time! Today’s a day to celebrate being South African. South African’s love their sport. So what better way is there to celebrate than to have a look back at all the greatest South African sporting moments over the last 26 years! And what an amazing sporting history we have so far!

Even in a pandemic, Morgan Freeman’s voice remains a beacon of hope.

Harry Enfield sparked outrage among listeners of BBC Radio 4 this morning by defending the use of black face in comedy and using a racial slur.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBAFTA-winning British comedy star and The Windsors actor Harry Enfield has waded into the growing debate about white comedians performing in blackface, saying he doesn’t regret doing it in the past.Interviewed on the Today show on BBC Radio 4, Enfield discussed performing as Nelson Mandela and an Indian man in past sketches and said: “I wouldn’t do it now, but I don’t think I regret it.”He added that there should be a “conversation” about applying black or brown makeup for a comedy role, particularly when it comes to satirizing public figures.

Anti-racism demonstrators are planning to gather in London later today as George Floyd is laid to rest in the US. The socially distanced commemoration at the Nelson Mandela statue in Parliament Square at 5pm has been organised by Stand Up To Racism.