Recently it has been all over the news. Nelson Mandela, an activist and peacemaker, has passed away on December 5th Thursday night at age 95. This has truly been a great loss. We all knew Nelson Mandela as the Freedom Fighter, prisoner, and South Africa's symbol of the struggle against racial oppression. The one who emerged out of prison after 27 years to lead his county out of decades of apartheid. He became the nation's conscience as it healed from the scars. Mandela, a former president, had been dealing with health issues recently such as a lung infection which has led him to many hospitalizations. Sadly, he has now departed. He was a hero to both blacks and whites and will truly be missed.
