RIP Nelson Mandela
On December 5 th , I got on my computer like I do every day at the end of my day and found out something that made me both sad and proud at the same time. Nelson Mandela, South African Freedom Fighter and its first Black President had died at the age of 95. I pause here to take a look at the people we will never know who fought for freedom and by freedom I don’t mean the ability to push their version of freedom on others, but the ability to respect all people as equally valid before each other. For the Christian, the Atheist, The Muslin, the Jew, The Rastafari, the Geek, the Judge, the Worker, The Teacher…and so on. There are many people who fought for a just society whose names we will never know but were represented well by the faces of those we do know. We may never know their names, but their sacrifice, hardship, and struggle are no less than the leaders and faces, whose bold voices lead them to their path to independence and self-autonomy in a fair and just society. Their sacri...