“UBUNTU,” is a word from the Xhosa language that loosely translates as “I am because you are.” It’s a word that expresses the solidarity of all people and the responsibility of each individual for an equal, inclusive, and respectful lifetime together. A word made famous by Nelson Mandela who, as an anti-apartheid revolutionary, the first black president of South Africa, and a tireless philanthropist, is still today a symbol of black resistance movements worldwide.
In honor of Nelson Mandela Day,...